The Real War Horses
The horses that went to war
Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny: Coal Mining, War Horses and Loss
A coal mine in Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny gave up more than just coal for the war effort.
Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire: Brewery Horses Mobilised for War
The turn of when horse-led transport was replaced with technology
Romsey, Hampshire: Preparing Horses For Battle
The story of Romsey’s war horses and warrior, “the horse the Germans could not kill”
Leintwardine, Herefordshire: From Forge to Frontline
The story of the Malpas brothers who were affected by war in very different ways
Russley Park, Wiltshire: A Horses' Remount Depot Staffed Entirely by Women
Military horses had never been cared for better than when women took over in WW1
St George, Bristol: Lost Horse & Lost Coins
Losing the head of a household, horses and a business for king and country
Speen, Buckinghamshire: The Horse Trust
How WW1 changed the treatment of war horses
Vaux Brewery, Sunderland: War Horse
The diary of a Sunderland sergeant who loved his horses
Lathom Park, Lancashire: Real War Horses
Thousands of horses were trained at Lathom Park for front line action during WW1
Minsterley, Shropshire: When Beauty Went to War
A writer from Warhorse was inspired by the story of Beauty, the horse from Minsterley
