The image of the "Pony Soldier" became a staple of mid-20th-century Western media.
The used by early mounted patrols?
: The bright red jacket became a symbol of a different kind of authority—one based on negotiation rather than purely military conquest. Pony Soldier
The NWMP was established in by Canadian Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald. The image of the "Pony Soldier" became a
: They were responsible for enforcing laws that restricted Indigenous movement (the pass system). Pony Soldier