: Unlike traditional infantry, they moved exclusively on horseback to cover the vast Canadian prairies.
: They were responsible for enforcing laws that restricted Indigenous movement (the pass system). Pony Soldier
: To stop the illegal American whiskey trade and assert Canadian sovereignty. : Unlike traditional infantry, they moved exclusively on
The image of the "Pony Soldier" became a staple of mid-20th-century Western media. : Unlike traditional infantry
: NWMP/RCMP officers were often tasked with forcibly removing children from their homes to take them to schools.
: They wore scarlet tunics to distinguish themselves from the blue-clad U.S. Cavalry, whom many Indigenous groups mistrusted. 🐎 Why "Pony Soldier"?