The highly-trained horses from the Corps of Cadets’ Parsons Mounted Cavalry are making a difference and giving students hands-on experience with equine therapy techniques.
Parsons Mounted Cavalry celebrated its golden anniversary this semester. Cadets reflect on 50 years of tradition and the time they spend becoming leaders at Fiddler’s Green.
Parsons Mounted Cavalry, or the Cav, represents tradition and encompassesTexas A&Mâs core values in the men and women who earn their place on the green and later, Kyle Field.
A&Mâs Parsons Mounted Cavalry is the Corps of Cadets mounted unit, named after the Commandant at the time of its fabrication, Col. Thomas R. Parsons. Mounted Drill was included in A&Mâs military training until 1943, but the Calvary tradition was revived by the Class of 1974. Now, there are 90 cadets in the unit, responsible for taking care of the approximately 50 horses, riding into games as well as maintaining and firing the 3-inch field gun known as the Spirit of â02,