ridecamp@endurance.net: [endurance] Re: color

[endurance] Re: color

Sullys Maze (Sully@forsythe.stanford.edu)
Fri, 5 Apr 96 13:00:38 PST

[38219] FRI 04/05/96 10:50 FROM dluehosh@vt.edu "Gwen Dluehosh": [endurance]
color; 55 LINES

Date: Fri, 5 Apr 1996 12:12:05 -0500
To: K S Swigart <katswig@deltanet.com>
From: dluehosh@vt.edu (Gwen Dluehosh)
Subject: [endurance] color
Cc: endurance@moscow.com
Sender: owner-endurance@moscow.com

>The US Cavalry endurance horses were not grey because the US government
>had a rule for cavalry mounts which included size and color
>requirements. No grays allowed. Bay and chestnut only. The US
>government (I assume we are talking about back in the 1900's) never
>bought a gray horse.
>I can look up exactly what the size requirements were, if you were
>interested.

Yes, but the pony Express posters called for greys with black feet!

Karen>
>
>kat

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