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Lovely shot of the cavalry getting ready. Interesting barrack buildings in the background, all much the same as those in such places as Birr, Templemore etc. except that the space above the archway is not built up and the clock is not mounted on the tower of the cupola.

Thats a great picture - some equipment each cavalry trooper had. Hope the clock was working!!

[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rockface] Well, like Rupert Brooke's poem, The Old Vicarage, Grantchester where the question is asked: "Stands the Church clock at ten to three?" - in this photo, it'll always be a case of "Stands the Barracks clock at eleven twenty?"...

Can you spot the officers - they seem to have different tunics. Spotted this image of todays cavalry!

RG_IV12 A lot more "horse power" in your photo, methinks!

The Riderless Horse (aka Caparisoned Horse) used during funeral processions of Army or Marine Corp colonels (or higher) or deceased presidents of the USA. The riderless horse bears the boots of the deceased (mounted backwards) as a symbol that the rider will never ride again. For more information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riderless_horse www.arlingtoncemetery.net/caparisoned.htm usmilitary.about.com/od/jointservices/a/funeralhonors.htm

Frederick Dent Grant died on April 12, 1912… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Dent_Grant

Thank you for helping us to more precisely identify this image. We'll add the information to our source catalog.

"Unser Kronprinz." = "Our Crown Prince."

Son of Kaiser Wilhelm: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William,_German_Crown_Prince "Frederick William Victor Augustus Ernest (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Victor August Ernst) (6 May 1882 – 20 July 1951) of the House of Hohenzollern was the last Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Prussia and the German Empire. He was colloquially known as William or Wilhelm throughout Europe."

Thanks to both of you. We'll add a little more information to the record the next time we update.