Trust remembers Britain’s war horses
The world’s oldest Equus caballus charity is preparing to recollect Britain’s nation of war horses, equally Remembrance Lord's Day approaches.
The Horse Trust volition await dorsum at 100 years of helping nation of war horses throughout the conflicts of the end century.
Founded inwards 1886 to attention London’s working horses, the outbreak of World War 1 inwards 1914 drove the charity to novel heights.
Known at the fourth dimension equally The Home of Rest for Horses, its patrons were inspired to attention the plight of nation of war horses in addition to provided the starting fourth dimension motorised Equus caballus ambulance to carry wounded horses from the forepart trouble inwards France.
The charity’s 1916 annual written report reveals that inwards ii years this ambulance travelled nearly 13,000 miles in addition to carried to a greater extent than than yard injured horses.
So successful was its functioning that the War Office commissioned thirteen to a greater extent than of them in addition to at that spot were fourteen Equus caballus ambulances operating across the battlefields of French Republic at the cease of the war.
To this day, the charity maintains a unopen human relationship amongst Britain’s armed forces, helping horses that convey served inwards the army, providing many amongst a dignified retirement later years of service.
The charity’s real starting fourth dimension nation of war veteran, San Toy, retired to the Home of Rest inwards 1919 later serving inwards both the Boer in addition to World War 1 campaigns. He stayed until his decease inwards 1923.
Perhaps the best known ex-army resident of modern times is Sefton, who was critically injured when the Irish Gaelic Republican Army bombed Hyde Park in addition to Regent’s Park inwards 1982. After recovering from his injuries he returned to service inwards the Household Cavalry for ii years, earlier retiring to The Horse Trust, where he lived until he died, aged 30, inwards 1993.
Currently, the trust is habitation to horses who convey served inwards the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, The Kings Troop, The Light Cavalry HAC in addition to The Royal Mews.
Commando retired from The Blues in addition to Royals of The Household Cavalry inwards August 2012. He is 1 of the few horses that has participated inwards the Royal Wedding, both Golden in addition to Diamond Jubilee parades in addition to has besides been a Standard Bearer in addition to an Officer’s Charger.
The trust says it is honoured to render a house of residue for horses similar Commando when they retire from service.
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