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	Riderless horse
		The riderless horse or caparisoned horse (in reference to its ornamental coverings, which have a detailed protocol all to themselves) is the single riderless horse with boots reversed in the stirrups that follows the caisson carrying the casket in a funeral procession.
		The custom is believed to date back to the time of Genghis Khan, when a horse was sacrificed to serve the fallen warrior in the next world.
		In the United States, the caparisoned horse is part of the military honors given to a Army or Marine Corps officer who was a colonel or above; this includes the president, by virtue of having been the nation's military commander in chief.
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/r/ri/riderless_horse.html (179 words)

	The Caparisoned Horse At Arlington National Cemetery
		Generally the horse was hooded, sheathed in a cloth or armored covering and bore a saddle with the stirrups inverted and a sword through them.
		Horses are no longer sacrificed in such cases, but sometimes a riderless horse is still led in the funeral procession as a symbol of a fallen warrior.
		The horse is led from the "near side" with the ring hand grasping the reins, six inches from the bit.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /caparisoned.htm (763 words)

	Riderless horse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The riderless horse, Sargeant York, during the funeral procession for Ronald Reagan, with Reagan's own boots reversed in the stirrups.
		The riderless horse or caparisoned horse (in reference to its ornamental coverings, which have a detailed protocol all to themselves) is the single riderless horse with boots reversed in the stirrups that follows the caisson carrying the casket in a funeral procession.
		In the United States, the caparisoned horse is part of the military honors given to an Army or Marine Corps officer who was a colonel or above; this includes the President, by virtue of having been the nation's military commander in chief and the Secretary of Defense, having overseen the armed forces.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Riderless_horse (250 words)

	Forums at the Society - Ceremonial Details and Caparisoned Horse Equipment
		The Riderless horse ceremony is a very moving one, and I think, at least from what I hear, that the use of this ceremony is increasing.
		However, a horse was actually used in this state quite recently in a funeral for a soldier killed in Iraq, although in that instances in was a civilian ceremony, in which the fallen soldier was taken to the cemetary in a civilian wagon of some sort, drawn by a fl horse.
		I remember as well that the horse was very restive then as was President Regean's horse, and the horses were taken in turn as per the duty roster, as were the men.
	www.militaryhorse.org /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3344 (2958 words)

	Sergeant York Gets The Job Done: Arlington National Cemetery
		The riderless horse that followed former President Ronald Reagan's casket in the June 9 procession through Washington is another story of hope.
		The horse was Sergeant York, a 13-year-old standardbred who won a few races but never had much success on the racetrack.
		The riderless horse, outfitted with riding boots facing backward in the saddle stirrups, symbolizes a fallen leader.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /sergeant-york-horse.htm (355 words)

	Halfbakery: Riderless Horse Race
		Horses, being herbivores, don't have to pursue their prey to eat.
		I, for one, would enjoy a herd (is it a herd of horses?) of horses fleeing from a stuffed mountain lion complete with computer generated 'roars'.
		Horses in general usually want to be first, second, or anyplace else.
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/Riderless_20Horse_20Race (400 words)

	Crow Country Curly Horses \| Black Hawk's Curly Horse Drawings \| SPIRIT BEINGS and SUN DANCERS
		This may be a horse with long, curly hair; or the artist may be trying to depict the intermixed dark and light hairs of a roan (the chestnut red coat with white hairs in it).
		The Crow had a Horse Dance that Lowie characterized as a "minor ceremony." Unlike the complex pageantry of the Lakota Horse Dance, which commemorated a vision of Thunder Beings, the Crow Horse Dance seemed to be principally a rite for restoring exhausted horses to full vigor, or for providing more horses to the tribe.
		Horse breeder India Frank suggests that the white stockings indicate a genetic basis for the identification of this as a roan horse, which is characterized by a coat of intermixed red and white hair.
	www.curlyhorses.com /blackhawk.html (2213 words)

	Boston.com / News / Nation / Riderless horse to escort Reagan casket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The haunting image of a riderless horse trailing a flag-draped coffin symbolizes a fallen warrior.
		A riderless horse is afforded only to Army and Marine Corps officers with a rank of colonel or higher.
		Most of the horses assigned to the platoon are either a Percheron-Morgan cross or a Percheron-quarter horse, large horses known for an even temperament.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2004/06/08/riderless_horse_to_escort_reagan_casket (603 words)

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		The horse is fl, carrying a fl blanket, fl saddle, with a pair of fl boots placed in a reversed position in the stirrups.
		The riderless horse ceremony was brought to the Hilltop unit by Warden Dawn Grounds from her previous assignment at the Gurney unit near Palestine.
		In addition to the riderless horse ceremony, another unusual feature of the Hilltop service will be the performance of the traditional hymn âAmazing Graceâon the Scottish bagpipes by local businessman Bill Herridge.
	www.tdcj.state.tx.us /pio/page18.html (397 words)

	Former Jersey pacer to be Reagan procession's riderless horse (phillyBurbs.com) \| New Jersey News
		Former Jersey pacer to be Reagan procession's riderless horse
		York, the name the 13-year-old horse has gone by since he was accepted into the military in 1997, will serve as the riderless horse in former President Ronald Reagan's funeral procession, walking behind the caisson bearing Reagan's flag-draped casket.
		But during the horse's training, the Army realized the animal's calm demeanor made him suitable to perform duties as the riderless horse.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/104-06072004-312882.html (483 words)

	Sergeant York Serves the U.S. Army With Honor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The fl Standardbred gelding served as the riderless horse, the age-old symbol of a fallen warrior.
		An honor reserved for U.S. presidents and high-ranking Army and Marine Corps officers, the riderless horse is led behing a caisson bearing the casket.
		The riderless horse may appear to have the easiest job in the army, but in reality, it is the rare horse who has the right combination of manners and personality to give a funeral the dignity and respect it deserves.
	www.equisearch.com /sergeantyork_071504/index.html (1276 words)

	Final tribute for those who served - The Washington Times: Washington Weekend (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Black Jack, the Army's riderless horse, pranced restlessly and majestically behind the military carriage bearing the fallen president's casket as it was being taken to Arlington National Cemetery for burial.
		A non-commissioned officer also rides a single horse on the left of the caisson and leads the detachment, communicating by radio as the unit moves from funeral to funeral in the cemetery.
		The riderless horse, also called a caparisoned horse for its trappings — an English saddle, saber and scabbard, bridle, breast plate, ammunition pouch, and spur-fitted riding boots reversed on the saddle — follows behind the caisson if special honors are to be bestowed on the deceased.
	www.washingtontimes.com /weekend/20031105-102342-6201r.htm (1931 words)

	3d United States Infantry Regiment
		The horses, head erect, bodies taut and controlled, seem to initiate the solemn military bearing of the men who sit quietly in the saddles.
		The horses were accepted on behalf of the Army by the Secretary of the Army John O. Marsh, Jr., during a ceremony at Summerall Field, Fort Myer, Virginia.
		The horse is led behind the caisson wearing an empty saddle with the riders boots reversed in the stirrups.
	www.army.mil /oldguard/SpecialtyPlatoons/caisson.htm (842 words)

	Forums at the Society - Black Jack: America's Famous Riderless Horse
		He was too spirited for a riding horse but because of his beauty was selected as the led riderless horse at Arlington Cemetery.
		The Cavalry was not the largest user of horses overall in the U.S. Army.
		The vast majority of the horses used in the U.S. Army are owned by the Army.
	www.militaryhorse.org /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4494 (636 words)

	Arena Polo Field Dedication
		As the riderless horse came to a halt, Baldwin's saddle was untacked for the last time by his eldest son, Peter, and a high-spirited chapter in Maui's history came to a close.
		In action, Amoral said the men and their horses were in perfect sync, thanks to frequent practices with ranch cowboys.
		The riderless horse disappeared from view and the polo field was reborn.
	www.mauipolo.com /arenappolo_field_dedication.htm (853 words)

	Jumping Horses - A Horse of Course Monthly Horse Column
		That sly Italian said, "The principal lesson to be learned is that the rider should be at pains to allow the horse to jump with his natural movement.
		Having watched a lot of riderless horses jump, Caprilli developed a new theory, then a new rider position, and finally, a new saddle: The Forward Seat.
		The forward seat changed the rider's position when approaching a jump from straight up to a slight forward incline, but "without exaggeration." And it left the rider slightly inclined while the horse was landing, rather than at an exaggerated incline backward as was the habit of the day.
	www.pelham-saddlery.com /horse_column/jumping_horses.html (505 words)

	Orkneyjar - The Nuggle - Orkney's Water Horse
		When the unfortunate who spied the riderless horse decided to climb on its back, the beast would charge into the water, carrying the doomed rider to a death by drowning.
		In 1910, a duck-shooter in the stretch of water known as Shapinsay Sound claimed to have seen a creature whose 18 feet neck was surmounted by a horse's head.
		The episodes in which Nuckelavee is described as a half-man/half-horse hybrid may point at an attempt to rationalise the two distinct appearances of the seperate creatures whose exploits and traits gradually merged to form the corpus of the Nuckelavee myth as we know it today.
	www.orkneyjar.com /folklore/nokk.htm (521 words)

	Riderless Horse Ceremony - An Tir Culturewiki
		The Riderless ceremony was conceived as a memorial for those who have passed in the Kingdom of An Tir.
		The Riderless Horse ceremony was presented at the last court of their Majesties Skeggi and Taisiia, July Coronation, AS 40.
		The Ladies of the Rose and the Valorous Estate proposed using a riderless horse to represent those who have died, both as a dignified way of marking their passing, and to provide a ceremony that will be instantly and universally understood by those who witness it."
	wiki.antir.sca.org /index.php?title=Riderless_Horse_Ceremony (571 words)

	Local News \| News for Charlotte, North Carolina \| WCNC.com \| News
		•A riderless horse is led behind the caisson, wearing an empty saddle with Reagan's riding boots reversed in the stirrups.
		•The use of a caisson and riderless horse are traditional elements of the funeral procession for a military leader.
		•One of the older traditions in a full-honors funeral is the riderless horse.
	www.wcnc.com /nbc6stories/stories/wcnc-060904-al-reagan_facts.2452d7816.html (646 words)

	ASGRA The Riderless Horse
		The Riderless Horse is a traditional ceremony that dates back to the days when armies relied on four-legged power rather than motorized transportation.
		The horse, Black Jack, was walked riderless behind the casket that carried the President's body.
		The Riderless Horse is an honor usually reserved for someone who has worked for our community, in the fight against AIDS, or for the rodeo itself.
	www.asgra.org /riderless.htm (188 words)

	caisson - Encyclopedia.com
		riderless horse trailing a nearly century-old caisson carrying former President Ronald Reagan...
		Caisson platoon, riderless horse to escort Reagan casket to Capitol
		There are about 30 horses in the Caisson Platoon.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-caisson.html (1199 words)

	OpinionJournal - Written on Water
		Which is to say that though everyone is aware of it, and it causes a great deal of trouble and anxiety, it is not the object of a system of observation and control as thoughtful or finely calibrated as the one that keeps watch on its interest-rate sibling.
		This is the tax horse, and although it's bigger than Bucephalas, it doesn't have a rider.
		Although you may be able to come up with a fairly accurate number for the prime rate or the long-bond yield, unless you are Grover Norquist you probably don't have a clue about variations in the rate of taxation--that is, the total burden of taxes on the economy--which is only peripherally related to tax rates.
	www.opinionjournal.com /columnists/mhelprin/?id=65000365 (1227 words)

	Horses for sale, horse health news, trail riding and horse chat.
		It introduces the controlled exercise of the riderless horse on a circle, using a long rein.
		It is also used to train both horses and riders and should be carries out in an enclosed area on a good, safe, even surface.
		Lunging is done with a line at least 23 ft. in length that helps controls the horse by way of the voice, the line and the whip.
	www.horsecity.com /stories/010801/tra_longeing_MF.shtml (390 words)

	Apple-Gait'n Endurance Horses for Sale
		The horse was not only riderless but the saddle was under her belly and she was freaked out big time.
		Josh trying to talk me into anything of sense and all of the sudden here comes the riderless horse barreling right up the side of the ravine and while Strider is spinning the mare blasts right into us on the spin.
		One horse that ran with the runaway horse went through barbed wire and filleted open its chest and the head Vet worked for two hours stitching it up, a pool of blood still wet 7 hours later when I came in.
	www.applegaitnendurancehorses.com /amberadventures.html (2029 words)

	Horse Slaughter : Horse Slaughter Articles, Horse Slaughter News, Action Alerts, Information
		Horse slaughter is not the necessary evil some politicans would lead the public to believe.
		Videos show horse slaughter is not an acceptable form of euthanasia in any situation.
		Riderless horse leads former President Ronald Reagan's funeral procession.
	www.equinewebdesign.com /horse-slaughter (314 words)

	RWR to be accompanied by riderless horse named "Sgt. York" in DC funeral procession (photo) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		He was always the riderless horse with boots reversed in the stirrups, a symbol of a fallen hero.
		Black Jack was the last horse issued to the Army by the Quartermaster, and he was the last to carry the "U.S." brand all army horses had.
		The carrier is fastened to the saddle, and at the bottom there is a strap going under the horse's abdomen fastening on the "near side" to the cantle (the upward-curving rear part of the saddle) by straps and a D-ring.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1149438/posts (2859 words)

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