A Comprehensive Historic Handbook on Horse Management, Riding, and Pulling in Traditional Calvary OperationsBuild your library with this unabridged, high-quality Civilian Reference Edition facsimile reissue of the official Animal Transport - FM 25-5 U.S. War Department Basic Field Manual, 1939 release. This historic unclassified civilian reference edition manual features the principles and procedures of military horse management, including riding, pulling, packing, and care of horses.Contents include historic information on horse stable management and how to properly use horses for riding, pulling, and packing. Chapters include basic horsemanship, riding principles, how to mount horses, remount training, feeding and watering, stable management, field management of horses, prevention of disease and injury, first aid, shoeing horses, transporting horses, harnesses, wagon transportation procedures, and pack transportation procedures.Learn how things were historically done in the military for personal enrichment and historical study by learning from the classic knowledge of the American soldier. Great for learning the history behind the ins-and-outs of principles for how the calvary used to work with and train horses for work. Not just for military personnel, this book is a great gift for outdoors enthusiasts, backpackers, campers, hikers, hunters, scouts, military history enthusiasts, and veterans!A part of the Military Outdoors Skills Series.This Doublebit Historic Edition reprint of Animal Transport FM 25-5 (1939) is professionally restored and presented from the original facsimile source with the highest degree of fidelity possible. Available in both paperback and hardcover, readers can enjoy this historic Civilian Reference Edition reissue for generations to come and learn from its timeless knowledge.