Bereiterinnen: Third Reich female Horse-breakers (forum thread with photographs)

While the German cavalry maintained integral remount units, the training task for riders and horses in the mounted elements of infantry and artillery units, and for draught animals, fell to a rather strange group. Due to a lack of qualified officers and NCO's in these units, German girls who were experienced in riding and breaking horses were used for these tasks. The horsewomen wore the standard uniform tunic of the staff auxiliaries riding breeches and boots. "Together with about 20 other girls and young women I became a female horse-breaker. We had the rank of Unteroffizier," recalls Margot von Schade.

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Interesting..

 

on the ball ike, good post..and all very interesting too, ray..

 

It is amazing what you run into...little tidbits of way interesting info. Glad y'all like it.

 

A logical move, they could work in factories, break horses and much more. Thnaks for sharing this with us.