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2. McClellan saddle - Wikipedia

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   M1859 McClellan saddle of the Civil War period, displaying its rawhide seat covering. Fort Kearny State Park and Museum, Nebraska. The McClellan saddle is a riding saddle that was designed by George B. McClellan, after his tour of Europe as the member of a military commission charged with studying the latest developments in engineer and cavalry forces including field equipment. [1]

3. Girth (tack) - Wikipedia

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   Tightening the girth, or cinch, of a western saddle. Several types of girth are shaped to allow ample room for the elbows. The Balding style is a flat piece of leather cut into three strips which are crossed and folded in the center, and the Atherstone style is a shaped piece of baghide with a roughly 1.5” wide strip of stronger leather running along the center.

4. Kura (saddle) - Wikipedia

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   Antique Japanese saddle , from the "Samurai: Armor of the Warrior" exhibit 2011, Musée du Quai Branly, Paris, France. Kura (鞍) is the generic name for the Japanese saddle. The word "kura" is most commonly associated with the saddle used by the samurai class of feudal Japan. Over time the Japanese added elements of their own until the ...

5. Orlov-Rostopchin - Wikipedia

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   "Orlov-Rostopchin" is the breed's original name, formalized in 1845 with the merger of Count Orlov's herd with that of Count Rostopchin. The name "Russian Saddle" (russkyi verkhovod) is more recent, being formalized almost a century later by Soviet Union officials eager to erase traces of the horses' aristocratic origins. [1]

6. Lou Carnesecca, legendary St. John's basketball coach, dies at 99

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   NEW YORK — Lou Carnesecca, the legendary St. John's basketball coach and New York sports icon, has died at age 99. Carnesecca was beloved and turned St. John's basketball into a national ...

7. Rio Grande (1950 film) - Wikipedia

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   It is the third installment of Ford's "Cavalry Trilogy", following two RKO Pictures releases: Fort Apache (1948) and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949). [6] Wayne plays the lead in all three films, as Captain Kirby York in Fort Apache , then as Captain Nathan Brittles in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon , and finally as a promoted Lieutenant Colonel Kirby ...