He specified a supply of lightweight saddles , either McClellan or Australian - style , suitable for the smaller Afghan horses .
Captain Nutsch soon requested replacements for the traditional small , hard , wooden saddles used by the Afghanistan soldiers .
Nutsch specified a supply of lightweight saddles , either McClellan or Australian - style , suitable for the smaller Afghanistan horses .
Captain Nutsch soon requested replacements for the traditional small , hard , wooden saddles used by the Afghanistan soldiers .