JUST got home from seeing "LINCOLN". Trust me. SEE IT. Here is why:

[bklyncowgirl]

88. That's a Spielberg strength I think

I remember watching War Horse and being amazed at how they got everything--even the saddles and harness that the horses were wearing--absolutely right. Back when I was a kid I used to ride at a stable that used old German military saddles on some of their hard to fit horses so I knew what I was looking at. I also learned from the movie what the hole in the back of the cantle of those saddles was used for--I'd always thought it was to strap a pack or something on but if Spielberg's equine costumers were correct it was used for a crupper strap, that is a strap which goes to a loop around the horse's tail to help hold the saddle in place.

At any rate all the historical accuracy in the world isn't terribly important if the writing or the acting isn't up to par but in this movie it all came together.