It is hard to describe the thrill of riding a horse in a pistol charge. The link to the video from Fort Huachuca is of the Garrison change of command ceremony last month. At the end of the video you can see B Troop conducting its charge across Brown parade field. I'm on the horse closest to the camera. Just prior to the charge, the Troop had executed a counter column movement. I was just coming up to the skirmish line when the charge was ordered and the cannon went off. You can hear the cannon boom and then see my horse, Cochise, jump from zero to 40 mph in less than a second. We quickly caught up to the line and began to pass it. Because Cochise is so fast I have to delay his departure slightly so he doesn't pass the other horses before we pass by the crowd. Needless to say, this kind of activity is very exciting to watch but is absolutely mind-blowing to participate in.
http://trooptube.tv/videos/2667
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