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dropbear123


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Hi everyone
I am chasing information about french saddlry and equipment for a project I am working on.

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Terry

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James H


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Is this any use? I've got some more stuff somewhere, but IIRC this is 1914 French saddle.



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Not sure exactly what you're after,  but here's two of my all time favorite pics.   These are the Cuirassier, or heavy cavalry.   Note their breast plates and the method of attachment.  They and the Dragoon wore the distinctive horse hair-plumed helmets.  
Their mount was the Percheron breed;  a powerful stead in French military service for more than 200 years.   By 1914 only France and the Austro-Hungarian armies still used special bred , large horses for their heavy cavalry. 

-- Edited by 28juni14 on Saturday 8th of January 2011 07:21:15 PM

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Excellent images, many thanks for sharing them! Regards, Pat

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Terry
Try and get hold of French Army 1918,by Andre Jouineau published by Historie & Collections. ISBN: 978-2-35250-105-3.
A great book with coloured artwork of the uniforms all the French Forces.

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.. continuing to draw from my collection,  I've attached pics of French Dragoons.   You will note the helmets are much the same with horse hair, and mounts  about 14 hands.
The first pic is imposing in my opinion;  with the lances and  capes they look quite menacing.

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HI Everyone
Thanks for your great response. To be more accurate with the information I am after as much information on the saddlery and tack in particular the bridle and the saddle but anything related to the kit would be greatly excepted.
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Terry

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28juni14


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...well then here are a couple pics showing saddle & tack.   These are light cavalry; notably Hussard & Chasseurs a Cheval.  ( the French considered only the later as "light" but I  include the former.)



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Hi Terry,

some more pics. Especially the training I could not resist...
The last picture: the Belgian King talking to the commander of the French tirailleurs senegalais.
(and the very last, the pride of my wife and I,  7 years old, Andalusian mare)

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There is a website on the 3rd Belgian Lancers, whose saddlery was identical to the French. It even describes in detail the contents of the various saddlebags and pouches. Unfortunately, the site appears to have been contaminated by a serious virus, so I wouldn't recommend visiting it at the moment. Somewhere I think I've got the info. I'll try to find it.

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Hi Terry, Ralph Lovett has some info on his site although it relates to artillery, maybe some use?

http://www.lovettartillery.com/French_Army_Saddles_Wagons_WW1_.html

I dont know if this is any use to you...

Manual of equitation of the French army for 1912 (1919)

http://www.archive.org/details/manualofequitati00fran


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-- Edited by Ironsides on Tuesday 11th of January 2011 01:51:40 PM

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Hi Kieffer
Thanks for the time you have put in love the wifes horse have a look at my web site
www.jtleatherwork.com My boy is on the right hand side as you look at the photo we put both the horses under the rotor tips before we turned around.
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Terry

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Have a look here, Terry.

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Hi James
This is just gold
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Terry
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You're welcome. Are you OK with French? I can give you a lift if you need it.

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Hi James
I hit the translate button and had a win for a change but if I need a hand I will ask.

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Terry
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