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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 144. Chapters: Cossacks, Dragoon, Spatha, Cuirassier, Stable belt, Horses in warfare, Horses in World War I, Horses in World War II, Hussar, Carabinier, Cavalry tactics, Cavalry in the American Civil War, Mounted archery, Heavy cavalry, Horses in East Asian warfare, Border Reivers, Roman cavalry, Uhlan, Gendarme, Infantry square, Regiment d'infanterie-chars de marine, Hakkapeliitta, Cavalry Scout, Registered Cossacks, Skirmisher, Horses in the Napoleonic Wars, Hobelar, Lancer, Hippeis, Tachanka, Armoured cavalry, Man-at-arms, Caracole, Harquebusier, Battle of Jaxartes, London lobsters, Turcopole, Demi-lancer, Reiter, Dragoon guards, Clibanarii, Light cavalry, Camel cavalry, Black Sotnia, Zamburak, Corazzieri, Ansar, Desultor, Numidian cavalry, Trooper, Great Stirrup Controversy, Cavalry draw, Chevau-leger, Cantabrian circle, Horseman's pick, Corporal of Horse, Bosniak Corps, Camel archer, Armoured fist, Jinba ittai, Daffadar, Cavalry wing, Shabrack, Trumpeter. Excerpt: A stable belt is an item of uniform used in the armed forces of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries. Stable belts or similar derivatives are also worn by the armed forced of other nations such as Denmark. Originally, stable belts were worn by cavalrymen in the working dress they used for cleaning the stables and tending to their horses, but in the 1950s they spread to all branches of the armed forces, adding a splash of colour and individuality to the drab khaki working uniforms. Initially they were resisted by many senior officers, who saw them as too individualistic, but they soon became accepted throughout the forces. A stable belt is a wide webbing belt, usually a single solid colour or horizontally striped in two or more different colours. It is worn around the waist and when worn with Combat Soldier 95 it is worn through the trouser belt...
