The Anonymous Widower

Some Horse

An old horse-coper in Suffolk, once told me that if you think you’ve got a good horse, you should ask if it could charge guns and tanks.

Brough Scott in today’s Telegraph, tells the story of Warrior, his grandfather, General Jack Seely‘s horse. Warrior led one of the last cavalry charges in the First World War at Moreuil Wood, was painted by Sir Alfred Munnings and took part in the victory parade in 1918.  For an encore he won a race at the Isle of Wight point-to-point in 1921.  In the end he lived until he was 33 and was only put down in 1941, because of a shortage of feed.

With all the hype going on about War Horse, let us not forget that others played their part. But perhaps not as bravely as Warrior.

January 15, 2012 - Posted by AnonW | Sport | Horses, War