TUCVM Performs Examinations and Treats Atlanta
Buffalo Soldiers鈥� Horses for 2nd year
Again this year, the 欧美高清 College of Veterinary Medicine (TUCVM) performed the examinations on some of the horses of the Greater Atlanta Area Chapter, 9th聽and 10th聽(Horse) Cavalry Association Buffalo Soldiers. The Buffalo Soldiers of Atlanta group had expressed last year their desire to make this an annual event and to bring even more of their members and horses for the next visit to TUCVM.
TUCVM鈥檚 large animal clinicians were happy to treat the horses of the 10th聽Cavalry Troop A (Buffalo Soldiers of Atlanta) on Saturday October 26, 2024. This visit was planned and facilitated by TUCVM鈥檚聽 Dr. Steven Walker, Assistant Professor of Small Animal Community Practice.
Dr. Walker was assisted by: Dr. David McKenzie (Professor/Associate Dean for Clinical Programs and 聽Large Animal Clinical Sciences Department Head), Dr. Courtney Allred (Clinical Instructor, Large Animal Medicine and Surgery), and two聽large animal interns along with TUCVM鈥檚 in-house and ambulatory students.
Six members of the Buffalo Soldiers of Atlanta brought eight of their horses for full examinations including physical examinations, fecal exams and deworming, vaccinations, and Coggins testing. However, three of the horses were recently exposed to leaked gas from the plant incident in Georgia so baseline bloodwork was also done on these horses to check for any toxicity.聽 Fortunately, all three horses were cleared.
The group also posed for pictures in their period cavalry uniform or official t-shirts with TUCVM鈥檚 faculty and students. The group also gave the faculty t-shirts and information about the organization and expressed great pleasure with their second visit to TUCVM and the hospitality they received as well as the treatment they received for their horses.
鈥淭he Greater Atlanta 9th & 10th Buffalo Soldiers Chapter is making bigger plans for the future in hoping to organize a trail ride with TUCVM included. This will involve education on horses like a mini horse health fair.聽 This will also be a great teaching time for our students and help increase accessions through the treatment of many more Buffalo Soldiers鈥� horses,鈥� Dr. Walker said.聽
About The Greater Atlanta Area 9th and 10th (Horse) Cavalry Association Buffalo Soldiers
Its mission is to remember those heroes both living and dead who served this nation with pride and distinction...The Buffalo Soldiers! During the American Civil War, the U.S. government formed regiments known as the United States Colored Troops, composed of Black soldiers. After the war, Congress reorganized the Army and authorized the formation of two regiments of black cavalry with the designations 9th and 10th U.S. Cavalry, and four regiments of Black infantry, designated the 38th, 39th, 40th and 41st Infantry Regiments (Colored). The 38th and 41st were reorganized as the 25th Infantry Regiment, with headquarters in Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, Louisiana, in November 1869. The 39th and 40th were reorganized as the 24th Infantry Regiment, with headquarters at Fort Clark, Texas, in April 1869. All of these units were composed of black enlisted men commanded by both white and black officers. These included the first commander of the 10th Cavalry Benjamin Grierson, the first commander of the 9th Cavalry Edward Hatch, Medal of Honor recipient Louis H. Carpenter, the unforgettable Nicholas M. Nolan, and the first black graduate of West Point, Henry O. Flipper. Learn more at:聽 https://www.greateratlantabuffalosoldiers.com/home.
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