Are there an militaries today which still use horses as part of their combat forces?
Watching a documentary on the Russian battles against the Germans in WWII I was amazed by the number of horses that were still in use.
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Horses in the Military
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Horses in the Military
by Spazz Maticus on Thu Sep 18, 2008 1:55 pm
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Re: Horses in the Military
by General Forestry on Thu Sep 18, 2008 4:54 pm
I know that U.S. forces sometimes use them in Afghanistan...obviously because a vehicle can't get up in those mountains.
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Re: Horses in the Military
by Goliath on Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:55 pm
Mules are used in some mountain locations, and as FM stated the U.S. is using them in Afghanistan some, that being sid, I don't know if they are kept active or just bough when situations require them.
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