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Prussiand Hussar horses
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 5:10 pm
by FreddBloggs
In the SYW. Were they a mix of horse colours or were they grouped where possible?
Re: Prussiand Hussar horses
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 7:29 pm
by Purple
Re: Prussiand Hussar horses
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 7:38 pm
by FreddBloggs
W ow, cheers Purps, never saw that.
Re: Prussiand Hussar horses
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 8:20 pm
by Buff Orpington
Fritz had a separate list of regimental stallions.
Re: Prussiand Hussar horses
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 8:22 pm
by FreddBloggs
What worries me is so does Purps...
Re: Prussiand Hussar horses
Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 9:00 pm
by Peeler
Good link, thanks.
Re: Prussiand Hussar horses
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:15 am
by RMD
Where in that link are the hussar horse colours? I can't find 'em.
Duffy says that Hussars had 'Polish' (i.e. mixed colour, including piebald etc) horses. Essentially last dibs after the Cuirassiers and Dragoons had their pick.
Re: Prussiand Hussar horses
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:24 am
by grizzlymc
Surely, the cuirassiers and dragoons would be picking big horses, maybe Polish refers to smaller ones.
Re: Prussiand Hussar horses
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 2:28 am
by RMD
grizzlymc wrote: ↑Mon Jul 27, 2020 12:24 am
Surely, the cuirassiers and dragoons would be picking big horses, maybe Polish refers to smaller ones.
The cuirassiers went for blacks and dark bays, the dragoons lighter bays and chestnuts and then the hussars had the 'Polish' horses, which seems to have been everything else including the pony club. According to Duffy, anyway.
Re: Prussiand Hussar horses
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2020 3:17 am
by grizzlymc
That meets the COTOTS definition, the lighter the horse, the lighter the horse.