Where would we be without our Horses?

This week I am guest writer on Eland Lodge Equestrian’s new blog site. Eland are marking the centenary of the signing of the Treaty of Versailles – June 28th 2019 – with my short piece about war horses.

“On 4th August 1914 Britain declared war on Germany. The British Army of 1914 was the most mechanised of all the army’s involved, but it still needed horses – and this demand only increased as the War progressed. When war was declared, the British Army immediately set about mobilizing its equine resources.”

Read the full article here:

Where would we be without our Horses?

Horses pull a Royal Army Veterinary Corps Ambulance. https://www.express.co.uk/news/world-war-1/535149/Animals-war-WW1-suffered

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Author: janeflynnsenseandsentimentality

I am an independent researcher and writer affiliated to The University of Derby, UK. I was awarded a PhD in 2016 for my thesis: 'Sense and Sentimentality: The Soldier-Horse Relationship in the Great War'.

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