Kidron (horse)
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| Year of birth: | 1907 |
| Year of death: | 1942 |
| Country: | United States |
| Colour: | Fox |
| Owner: | John J. Pershing |
| Equestrian: | John J. Pershing |
Kidron ( 1907 - October 10, 1942 in Front Royal , Virginia ) was the horse of General of the Armies of the United States John J. Pershing .
Kidron, who made a striking photo motif with his white badges on his forehead and hind legs, gained great popularity in the USA. Pershing wanted to ride the animal in various triumphal procession after the end of the First World War and did so in Paris and New York . On September 11, 1919, however, the New York Times reported that Kidron was unable to take part in Pershing's triumphant trip through the major cities of the United States because he had been quarantined in Newport News because of his contact with horses from France . The author of the article regretted this very much because in his opinion the horse would have been the second most important participant in the parade after the general:
"When soldiers of Generals Grant and Lee mentioned their commanders they invariable spoke of their famous mounts, Cincinnati and Traveler ."
He was reminiscent of a tradition from the American Civil War, although the role of the cavalry had long since changed in the First World War. Instead, Pershing was given a present of a six-year-old horse named after him that was to be used in the parades.
After his death in 1942, Kidron was supposed to be stuffed and was therefore transported to the US National Museum. However, this project could no longer be realized because, on the one hand, due to the old age of the horse and, on the other hand, because of the hot weather, the remains of the animal were in too bad a condition. However, the bones and skulls of Kidron passed into the possession of the Smithsonian on March 31, 1943 . They are now in the Mammals Department of the National Museum of Natural History .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Pershing on Kidron
- ↑ http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9503E7D71338EE32A25752C1A96F9C946896D6CF
- ↑ http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9406E2D81338EE32A25753C1A96F9C946896D6CF
- ↑ http://www.si.edu/encyclopedia_SI/nmnh/famehors.htm , here as well as in other sources, skin is mistakenly mentioned instead of skull .