Last week, my compadres and I traveled to El Reno, Oklahoma to participate in the National Cavalry Competition. The competition is hosted annually by the U.S. Cavalry Association and is attended by six different Army horse detachments as well as cavalry re-enactor organizations. The competition includes events in horsemanship, jumping, pistol, and saber designed to test the ability of cavalrymen to employ combat skills while riding a horse. For some reason, I chose to ride the Wonder Horse in this competition. We call him the Wonder Horse because it is a wonder he hasn’t killed anyone. It is hard to...