Foreword 



I hope this book may find its way into the 

 hands of many of " the boys," who have done 

 " their bit " so worthily and well, and who 

 care for horses. Many have had great and 

 unusual experiences with horses drawn from 

 every quarter of the globe and taken to all 

 the fighting fronts. If they should appreciate 

 what I have written, and, if they can spare the 

 time and would care to write and tell me 

 of their own experiences with horses — and 

 amongst " the boys " are those from the Great 

 Dominions and Colonics, from the States, 

 from Mexico, from India, from every country, 

 and from the Isles of all the Seas — I can tell 

 them that in no way could they give me 

 greater pleasure than by doing so. I will 

 acknowledge with pleasure every communi- 

 cation to which an address is attached. Many 

 of them can tell tales of horses, ponies, mules, 

 asses, camels and other riding, draught and 

 pack cattle in the various theatres of the war. 

 For this reason, I append my private address, 

 in the hope that some of the boys may be 

 prompted to accord me, what I should value 

 and regard as a great privilege ; for such stories 

 would add so immensely to the information 

 which is coming in from where great deeds are 

 being done, and it is all so well worth gathering in. 



Goldings, Everard R. Calthrop. 



Loughton, Essex. 



5th May, 1917. 



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