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A member of U.S. Special Forces readies his mount. U.S. forces train to be combat-ready on horseback, if necessary, as it was in Afghanistan.

Photo by Jack Gruber, USA TODAY

New horsepower for war zones: Special Forces saddle up

24 Jun 2014 | Special Forces Horsemanship Training Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center

BRIDGEPORT, Calif. — The men emerged over the crest of a ridge and guided their horses along a tree line, skirting a wide meadow. They picked their way along narrow trails, climbing higher into the Sierra until a panorama of snowcapped peaks and a broad green valley unfolded beneath them.

The men, Special Forces soldiers dressed in jeans and other civilian clothes, led their horses into a thick stand of pine trees, where they dismounted and let the horses drink from a clear mountain stream before breaking out their own rations.

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Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center