its as if he knows -eric bogle-peter pratt cavalry and lighthorse

[MegaOlympians]

Thank you for sharing this horrendous chapter of our beloved horses and mules in WW1. We used them for world democracy and then abandoned them. Betrayal with a capital B.

[FranklinValleyJB]

Who was the artist singing this rendition?

[allourdogs]

Boofa they were better off shot, those that didn't were given to the locals and flogged and starved to death. Dorothy Brooks was there years later, and one poor starved hors heard and English voice and did a trick of trying to shake hands. She formed the Brroks Home for horses which still goes on today. the ones shot were the lucky ones, the others were cruelly worked to a dreadful death

[TheGuerrillaPoet]

This is a wonderful cover of Eric's song....I remember when I first heard it...it was at one of Eric's shows, heard plenty of sniffles all around me.

[allourdogs]

Wonderful, thankyou and a fitting tribute to our horses, only one came home.

[boofheadrules]

I hope the POS who ordered our horses shot died a slow and painfull death...The ultimate betrayal of our horses..Sad but beautiful song.

[Horsemarine100]

@boofheadrules The horses were shot under local, unofficial arrangements, as an act of mercy, cruel as it sounds. The official order was, as the songh says, "no horses to return".  They were to be sold off locally, where, at least by Australian standards, (and mine) they would have been wickedly abused. The bean counters who ordered that should have indeed sufferred a crtual death. As allour dogs says, a few were sdaved later by Lady Brooks. on her own initiative.

[CanterProductions]

so sad!! :(

[equineenergy]

Thanks for posting this lovely tribute in memory of our four legged fallen

[equineenergy]

check out the website for the Guy Fawkes Heritage Horse

[wootz05]

maslad07 my brother wentto kapooka the afghanistan after he arived in townsville... ( lavarack barracks )

[jessicawabbit345]

I always cry when I hear this beautiful song.

[LindsayCurran]

Many many thanks mashbury - splendid post!

[mashbury]

@LindsayCurran

thanks lindsay,glad you liked it

[masslad07]

i was at kapooka with one the guys who sings this song

[kev2596]

Thanks for posting - a great song for remembrance

[shantytraad]

Thanks for posting this wonderful song.

[montbrehain]

Great video and a great song, A fitting tribute to our "dumb friends" who also served, lest we forget.... them too.