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The Army needs to keep at least a company of cavalry and one of horse drawn artillery. I was recruited by the Army back in 1990 to work at Ft. Dietrich and the Old Guard because of my background in horse drawn artillery and microbiology. A friend of mine was hired in the early 2000's to come and evaluate the harness that was being used by the Old Guard and made some startling revelations and changes in the equipment that was for the betterment of the horses and the procedures with respect to tack. He said had I been there ten years earlier I'd fixed it then but as life had it I couldn't get into the Army at the time. Mounted artillery and cavalry IMO brings pride and esprit de corps up to a higher level no matter how wonderful technology gets.

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I agree with you and apparently so do the brass who are authorizing beasts of burden in Stan. As far as the tack at Ft. Myer, you may want to pursue the issue at the Old Guard:

http://www.army.mil/info/organization/unitsandcommands/commandstructure/theoldguard/specplt/caisson.htm