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this specific unit was started by

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Lieutenant Colonel lindsey . He came

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back from a tour from Vietnam saw that

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camp Pendleton had a mounted color

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guard unit . So he decided to start one

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here to represent the Marine Corps at

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some of the local parades . This became

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designated the Mounted Color Guard of

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the Marine Corps in 1967 .

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We try to keep as much tradition as

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possible and were recently starting to

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push into doing calvary maneuvers ,

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calvary demonstrations to be able to

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represent that history .

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So our day to day life , we come in ,

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we feed and water the horses every day

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and then we'll uh , bring them up well

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groomed , they'll brush them off ,

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saddle them , They'll start off with

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groundwork to kind of knock that , that

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fresh morning edge off and on to work

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the horse , get the horses attention .

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Um , at that time , that's when the

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riders themselves also , you know ,

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they're , they're focusing in there .

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They're getting their emotions and

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mindset right to go ride the horse and

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focus on what they're doing .

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The amazing thing about horses is that

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they can sense every emotion that you

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have . Um , every single one of them

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when you're around them , not just

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riding them . You know , you're feeding

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them , petting them . They can tell

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what kind of emotions you're feeling .

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They don't understand how much time

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that we were actually out here riding

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and working with these guys . We spend

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a lot of time with these guys and it's ,

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and it's awesome because you build a

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connection with these horses and um

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just seeing that horse's personality

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and how they react to things , you

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wouldn't be able to get that joy and

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seeing a horse , you know , just have

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fun and enjoy doing what it does if you

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weren't here

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and barstow being small , that's the

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one thing nice about the color guard ,

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it does get the word out about barstow

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and it's the one unique thing about

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barstow . So , um , no , I'm glad to

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see , it's still going .

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The most rewarding experience for me

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out here is when I work with a younger

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horse or even one of the older horses

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for weeks at a time , getting ready for

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a specific event , um , and getting

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there and successfully doing the event ,

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knowing that the horse may have , you

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know , a couple of problems here ,

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there , you know , might be nervous or

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something and I get there and the horse

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performs phenomenally like that is the

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greatest um , reward that you can get

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out here