About 80,000 horses went to war in WW1. One of them was Bess. Bess was the only horse to return to NZ to a farm near Bulls.
War experience...
Bess's master led her onto the boat. The horses were put in tiny stables. They couldn't stretch or lie down, this was very painful for the horses. Their legs got swollen and stiff. One horse Jack got do swollen his skin began to fall off. His master had to massage his legs. Bess slowly got used to the noises of the guns and shells exploding around her. At first she was petrified.
When the war was over the soldiers had to realise the terrible truth, they had to leave their beloved horses behind. Bess was the lucky one, the only horse to return to NZ. Her master always kept her close by. He was out riding her one day when she collapsed. Her master buried her where she lay on a hilltop over looking the green grass of home.
Bess was 23 when she died. Her master kept her in his heart forever.
Written by Gemma Rm I
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