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The Major and Lucy, a milk chocolate Rocky Mountain Horse,
are tacked up and ready to head for the military wedding at the Village church.
After the wedding, a member of the War of 1812 19th Light Dragoons
walks his horse on the mound overlooking the Battlefield and, to the south, the St. Lawrence River.
A member of the Maryland Light Dragoons carries an armful of
tack and equipment after unsaddling his horse following the wedding
carriage escort.
Bismark of the 19th Light Dragoons keeps one eye on
the paparazzi as the battle begins.
For Wally, a Trakehner, a reassuring little hug and a scratch between
the ears helps with battlefield jitters.
"There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his
horse." - Robert Smith Surtees (1803-1864)
The four members of the 19th Light Dragoons cavalry unit participating
in the re-enactment weekend ride their horses on the Battlefield west
of Upper Canada Village.
The Major and Lucy head towards the battle. Note the elephant
on the insignia, indicating that this British cavalry unit had its
origins in East India.
The Major discusses a battle strategy with a private atop Bismark, a
Trakehner, still keeping his eye on the paparazzi !
Born "sometime after midnight" on Sunday morning, the 12th of July,
this as yet unnamed little filly by the afternoon was busy endearing
herself to visitors at Captain John Loucks Farm on the edge of the
Village. She is the first foal to Lou, one of several registered
Canadian Horses at Upper Canada Village, and according to the breed's registry,
her name must begin with W, as this is a "W" year.
"Many people have sighed for the 'good old days' and
regretted the 'passing of the horse', but today, when only those who
like horses own them, it is a far better time for horses."
- C.W. Anderson (1891-1971)
More photographs in
Gallery 3 (Page 2 of 3) . . .
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