The Texas Canyon Battle Where U.S. Cavalry Captured 1,400 Native Horses — Then Destroyed About 1,000 Of Them
The horse culture did not disappear.
Horses remained important in reservation life, in rodeo culture, in the traditions that were maintained and adapted despite official pressure.
The material destruction at Palo Duro Canyon eliminated the horse-based Plains economy, but it did not eliminate the relationship between the Southern Plains peoples and horses, which persisted in different forms into the twentieth century and beyond.
The Buffalo Soldiers At Palo Duro
The 4th Cavalry that Mackenzie commanded at Palo Duro Canyon included both white soldiers and the Black Seminole Scouts who contributed to the discovery and the engagement.
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