WW1 HORSES

WHY WERE HORSES USED ?

• Horses are strong & fast
• Horses are obedient

WHY HORSES ?

• Horses were often calm
• Horses are steady

WHERE DID THEY GET HORSES ?

• Farmers had to give up their horses
• The horses had stables

HORSE TRAGEDIES

• Some horses choked on the buckles
• Some starved to death
• Diseased horses were shot

HORSE TRAGEDIES

• Some horses were left to die
• Some wandered off
• They were shot if leg was broken

HORSES WERE BRAVE

• Horses were scared at first
• But they were taught to be fearless

THE HORSES RIDERS

• Some of the riders cared
• But some didn't care at all