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Training the troops

Photo by Rebecca Sandlin.

Members of the Kievskii Cuirassiers stand to attention as Rachel Platt, astride her horse Sunny, goes through maneuvers on Saturday, March 29, at Manasseh Stables in Roanoke. The historic interpretive group, members of the New Sotterlee Project, focuses on training soldiers and horses in 17th and 18th century warfare techniques. J.H. Northrop, director of the organization, says the group will host a Renaissance fair at its Huntington property in September.