Remembering the horses of World War 1
The stallions from Hurst Green Shires – famous for their annual race twenty-four sixty minutes catamenia at Lingfield inwards July – stimulate got been participating in World War ane commemorative events throughout Britain’s South East inwards recent days.
Premium stallion Hercules is straight descended from a couplet of Shire brothers who were taken from the province inwards Tandridge inwards 1914 together with sent to France. They never came back.
Julie Reilly from Hurst Green Shires said more than a 1000000 horses were taken to the battlefields of WW1, together with it is estimated that 65 to 75 per centum did non return. “There were to a greater extent than horses lost at Passchendaele than men”.
“We’re spreading the message close the policy of requisition of horses from the land, hither inwards the U.K. together with every bit good inwards the USA, Canada together with Australia. These animals were shipped inwards large numbers to remount centres earlier heading off to French Republic where they did everything from pulling render wagons together with ambulances, to hauling the heavy guns correct inwards the thick of battle,” she said.
“Their manes, tails together with coats were clipped to conk on downward affliction together with they were on nutrient rations similar the men. They served shoulder to shoulder amongst the men.
“So for those who had no pick … nosotros recollect them.”
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