Dr. Francis McIntosh

they would be living separately.

So if we're in Chester's, cavalrymen inside the fort, family outside.

So let's go soldier first.

He's sharing a room with two other men because they're part of a terma, which is a different sort of division of unit than if you're in an infantry one.

They're in one room and the room next door, there are three horses.

Yes.

There are no stables that we can find at any cavalry fort.

And maybe they've got grooms as well.

We think maybe there's sort of an equivalent of a hayloft.

So the first thing you'd be doing is getting up and feeding your horses, I imagine.

It'd also depend on what your duties were that day.

Were you on shift last night?

Were you on night patrol duty, et cetera?

But you'd be seen to your horse because your horse is both your...

armour, because it's driving you, it's your weapon, but it's also a big investment, you know, it would be balanced against their sort of pay.

So feed the horse, water the horse, maybe muck out.

We presume they have sort of grazing, you know, areas outside, maybe take them out for an exercise.

And then the men have got to think about breakfast.

And there is no mess hall in a fort.

Really?