Horses in the British Army 1750-1950

Horses in the British Army 1750-1950

Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen and Sword Military, 2017.

xiv, 208 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

357.10941 M135 2017

(OCoLC)1030783860

Encompasses the whole spectrum of horses in the British army over a 200-year period, from their acquisition and training, through their care and feeding and their transportation to theatres of war overseas. The British army used horses on a grand scale. The cavalry, messengers and officers rode horses, and horses pulled guns and wagons full of supplies. Their versatility made them almost as important as weaponry. But most men of the time were unlikely to know how to ride and had to be taught, and the horses had to be trained to tolerate situations in which the civilian horse would panic and run and this process is explained here in fascinating detail ...|Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-204) and index.|L2019M117

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