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Horse
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The Virginia horse population rose after the Revolution to unparalleled heights, only to be shattered again by the Civil War, which took an even greater battle toll. At least 1.5 million horses were lost in the fighting, the worst coming at the largest cavalry battle in American history, at Brandy Station. Out of the ashes of the Civil War, Virginia horsemen again began a rebuilding process that continues to this day.
The U.S. Army’s last national cavalry Remount Station was in Virginia, near Front Royal. President Theodore Roosevelt personally lead a forced winter U.S. military ride from the White House to Warrenton to prove a 100-mile, one-day march on horseback could be done.
20th-century
changes
Over the past century, Virginia horses have provided much of the foundation of modern American breeding and racing. While the roots of the Virginia horse lay in its southside, the 20th century brought a move to Northern
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