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Cavalrymen vs Cowboys

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Cavalrymen vs Cowboys

August 20, 2026

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In January 1922, a highly publicized 300-mile endurance race settled a long-running Southwestern debate over whether the cavalryman or the cowboy was the superior horseman. The contest ran from Dallas and Fort Worth to the Remount Depot at Camp Travis near San Antonio, with the winner to be…

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