William Washington's 3rd Continental Light Dragoons - Reenactors, Battle of Guilford Courthouse, 2014
Mar 16, 2014 21:22:00 #
For those of us who move in Revolutionary War circles, these riders are all friends of mine. And while it may look like Ron Crawley is looking straight at me, such was not the case. He was busy keeping his horsemen in line.
Mar 16, 2014 21:38:49 #
Mar 16, 2014 21:48:01 #
jeanbug35 wrote:
Nice. Hope you have more.
Jean, yes, this is just the first of many. It will take me a few days to gather the others together, then I will probably post them as a set.
Mar 16, 2014 22:03:39 #
Great character portrait in Download. You can definitely see he's intent on his duty, not the guy holding the strange black box. :thumbup:
Mar 16, 2014 23:22:17 #
rocco_7155 wrote:
Great character portrait in Download. You can definitely see he's intent on his duty, not the guy holding the strange black box. :thumbup:
Rocco, you're right, the cavalry guys are always very focused. It probably has to do with controlling a horse when there are musket volleys and cannons going off not 20 yards away (not to mention the other Canons going off in the spectator section).
Mar 16, 2014 23:41:13 #
Do they own thier mounts or is it an oganization and they belong as members?A good friend is law enforcemrnt officer who is a member of the Connecticut Governor's Horse Guard. Its a colonial ceremonial troop. The state owns the mounts but the riders are volunteer invitees and do all the care of the animals and they buy thier own uniforms and saddles/tack.
Mar 16, 2014 23:50:33 #
rocco_7155 wrote:
Do they own thier mounts or is it an oganization and they belong as members?A good friend is law enforcemrnt officer who is a member of the Connecticut Governor's Horse Guard. Its a colonial ceremonial troop. The state owns the mounts but the riders are volunteer invitees and do all the care of the animals and they buy thier own uniforms and saddles/tack.
They own their own mounts and buy their own uniforms and historically accurate weapons, tack, and other gear, all of which must pass rigorous inspection (for instance, uniforms must be hand-sewn, not machine-stitched). That being said, some of these guys own several horses, so a new rider may end up borrowing a mount. You can tell a veteran horse - they don't flinch or budge an inch when a 6 pounder cannon goes off right next to them.
Mar 19, 2014 14:41:28 #
An interesting and engaging shot, Bob. Very well done. Your friend's focused expression adds a lot to this and makes the photo! Caught at a perfect moment.
Mar 19, 2014 14:48:34 #
Treepusher wrote:
An interesting and engaging shot, Bob. Very well done. Your friend's focused expression adds a lot to this and makes the photo! Caught at a perfect moment.
Thanks Treepusher. I shoot a good many frames so that I have a large selection to choose from, and can narrow in on that perfect moment. But I must admit, I have a great deal more of the non-perfect moments than I do the former.
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