HORSES OF WW1

TRAGEDIES

• The horses that were killed wouldn't be returned to their owners.
• Some of the soldiers cared about them and others didn't.
• If the horses were injured they would have to be put down.
• They wouldn't have the appropriate veterinarian care.
• They tested the horses with mustard gas to see how dangerous it was.

TRAGEDIES

• They didn't give them a chance to recover
• Most of the deaths came from the horses in the front of the line.
• They were the first to be hit by artillery.
• 1million horses were sent to the war and only 62,000 came back.