FORT CAVAZOS, Texas — Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 1st Cavalry Division Horse Detachment engaged ... symbolic and ceremonial purposes within modern military forces. "Once I joined, I really ...

Horses have been a part of the oft-reinvented five-discipline event since modern Olympics founder Pierre de Coubertin introduced it in 1912, but they are now following cavalry charges and ...

The schedule — running, swimming, horse-riding, shooting and fencing — was based on a cavalry officer’s skill set. The first Olympic competition took six days. When modern pentathlon joined ...

However, modern warfare and the increasing need for carriage transportation drove the need to breed horses that could be suitable for a variety of uses, including harness and cavalry mounts.

The schedule — running, swimming, horse-riding, shooting and fencing — was based on a cavalry officer’s skill set. The first Olympic competition took six days. When modern pentathlon joined ...