They played key roles in: By the later years of WWI, the use of horses had shifted primarily to transport, as trench warfare made traditional cavalry nearly impossible. For many soldiers ...

donkeys and mules who served in WWI and 50,000 at Vimy Ridge. They were used to carry ammunition, supplies and pull artillery to support the Canadian attack. While many focus on the cavalry horse ...

Joey is then trained to work as a cavalry mount by Corporal Samuel Perkins, who uses a whip and spurs on the horse. Captain Nicholls paints a picture of Joey and reveals to the horse his true ...

Three young Australians join the army at the start of WWI and are assigned to the Australian Light Horse cavalry, taking part in the attack during the Battle of Beersheba. (1940) Three young ...