 DWilliams  | 10 Mar 2017 9:14 p.m. PST |
I notice one manufacturer sells British SYW cavalry with horses that have cropped tails. None of the other nations' horses have them. Is this historically accurate? |
 piper909 | 10 Mar 2017 10:22 p.m. PST |
It is, far as I know. I couldn't bear to do this to my own, older minis, mind you, which came with tails, and it would have been a lot of filing work in some cases (where the tail is cast as part of the entire flank). So I let it go with a shrug. A compromise I can live with. |
| Mike Broadbent | 10 Mar 2017 11:18 p.m. PST |
Don, According to the reference I used to create the British SYW Dragoons for Eureka, The British did dock the tails of their horses in that period. The Blandford book shows this (if I recall correctly) along with other reference that I used. Hope this helps. Mike |
| clibinarium | 11 Mar 2017 3:36 a.m. PST |
In most of the plates painted by David Morier around 1751 they do have docked tails(cut quite high too). By contrast the Hanoverian and Austrian horses he painted have long natural tails, sometimes tied up to shorten them. link |
| Winston Smith | 11 Mar 2017 9:02 a.m. PST |
What about remounts late on the campaign? |
| DWilliams | 12 Mar 2017 7:43 a.m. PST |
Mike, thanks for the reply. I was specifically referencing your Eureka miniatures, and I appreciate your attention to details like this. By the way, your new line of British SYW figures are, in my opinion, among your very best yet. |
| ioannis | 12 Mar 2017 11:56 a.m. PST |
Docked. What is the fun in having a British (or any other nation) if not for these special effects that make each army a unique collection? |
| French Wargame Holidays | 12 Mar 2017 6:09 p.m. PST |
docked according to the pictorial evidence |
| spontoon | 19 Mar 2017 8:31 a.m. PST |
All my SYW cavalry units have docked tails. That's because they're mostly Minifigs and the tails inevitably broke off in transit! |
| seneffe | 25 Mar 2017 3:19 a.m. PST |
Docked until 1764, when docked tails were prohibited for all heavy cavalry mounts. The Marquis of Granby- who became Commander in Chief after the SYW- was apparently always opposed to docked tails. However, given that the hideous practise of docking left most horses unable to re-grow a full tail- it would be several years before there were no more docked horses left in the ranks. Inspection reports in the late 1760s make mention of how many long and dock tailed horses each regiment had. The Light Dragoons from their formation had 'nag tailed' (cut shortish but not fully docked) horses. They kept this style after 1764. Hope that helps. |
| Gunfreak | 30 Mar 2017 3:43 a.m. PST |
Docked until 1764, when docked tails were prohibited for all heavy cavalry mounts. The Marquis of Granby- who became Commander in Chief after the SYW- was apparently always opposed to docked tails. Another reason to like Granby. |
| seneffe | 01 Apr 2017 5:19 p.m. PST |
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