As Was pointed out by cable a little while ago, owing to the cost and difficulties of transportation, the military authorities had decided to kill all Light Horse horses over 12 years and dispose of the remainder locally—that would be in Egypt Palestine, Mesopotamia, or wherever a Light Horse unit happened to be stat[?]ued. As a result of this decision, some very pathetic scenes occurred. The farewells between the men and their horses—[?]rses which had borne them safely through ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The World's News (Sydney, NSW : 1901 - 1955), Sat 1 Feb 1919, Page 1
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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