World War I (1914–1918) saw an unprecedented reliance on equine power, with an estimated 8 million horses, donkeys, and mules used during the conflict—many of whom perished due to exhaustion ...

SCHOOL students had the chance to learn about Australia's World War I troopers when four horses and their riders sidled up to ...

"War Horse" is back on British stages for the first time in five years. The hotly anticipated revival of the hit show "retains the power" that made it a "phenomenon" when it first debuted at the ...

While World War II was highly mechanized, Roodhouse noted, it wasn’t completely mechanized, and there was still a place, particularly behind the lines, for using horse-drawn vehicles ...

Their origin isn’t clear, but one hypothesis is that they’re descended from horses that British and U.S. troops left behind after World War II. “The feral horses found here [now] are the ...

Of the 136,000 Australian horses sent to World War I, only one returned, according to the memorial. Donkeys, mules, carrier pigeons and working dogs were also involved. "These noble creatures have ...

War Animal Day service at Thuringowa RSL. Picture: Evan Morgan “Today means that we get to pay our respects to those animals that have served through Australian military conflicts, WWI ...