What is a Caparisoned horse
The Caparisoned horse is the riderless horse who follows the caissons (6 horses pulling the artillery cart which carries the casket of the fallen soldier) attached to the Old Guard (3rd Inf Rgt). The caparisoned horse represents the soldier who will no longer ride in the brigade. The caparisoned horse wears the standard Mc McClellan cavalry saddle, the sword and backwards boots in the stirrups, symbolizing the end of his tenure. If you watch any footage of military funerals, you will see this type of horse.
Blackjack was one of the most famous of these horses.
He walked with JFK….