IT will be noted that the men have dismounted in order that their horses may drink as comfortably as possible. Attention to little points like this counts for a great deal in a long march. The officer who knows his business insists upon his men giving their mounts every possible consideration. A distinguished British general at the time of the South African War declared: "I have found the Australians splendid horsemen but indifferent horse-masters." The care of the horse is, however, recognised in Australian military circles as a much more important matter than it was in those days, and the charge of being poor horse-masters will not ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Sydney Mail (NSW : 1912 - 1938), Wed 28 Apr 1915, Page 18
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