Homage to WW1 horses in epic Sea to Somme trip
A British human is leading a 125 mile horseback trip to commemorate the Great War together with heighten coin for charities Blue Cross together with Royal British Legion.
Organiser together with amateur historian Andy Smerdon, from Chelmsford inward Essex, is leading nine other riders on the “Sea to the Somme” journey.
They volition depart on August 14, travelling from Dover to Nieuwpoort, Kingdom of Belgium together with proceeding on horseback inward menstruum WW1 uniforms along the Western Front, ending at the river Somme inward northern France, recreating the journeying from which thousands of men together with horses did non return.
Smerdon is taking his Equus caballus Mack together with mules, Meg together with Buddy, on the trip.
“Horses played such a vital occupation during WW1 together with nosotros actually desire this trip to highlight the animals who lost their lives, too equally recognise those men who fought amongst them.
“During our trip nosotros volition last visiting primal sights along the front end lines including Ypres, Hell Fire Corner together with the battlefield of the Somme whilst raising coin for 2 peachy charities, Blue Cross together with Royal British Legion,” Smerdon said.
Blue Cross, which was founded inward 1897, played a pivotal occupation during World War One inward helping state of war horses through its hospitals inward France, Kingdom of Belgium together with Italia together with sending veterinarian packs together with aid manuals to British soldiers charged with caring for horses. Today the charity even then helps rehabilitate together with rehome or then 400 horses together with ponies every year.
Steven Broomfield, Manager at Blue Cross Victoria animate beingness infirmary adds: “Blue Cross was founded to aid for horses on the streets of London together with went on to process over 50,000 sick together with injured horses during the First World War.
“It’s wonderful that Andy together with the squad – including the horses – volition last making such an epic trip to holler upward the of import occupation animals played inward the war. We want them all the best for their journey.”
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