spudfan
21st July 2019, 02:16 AM
This programme is on RTE 2 Television as I type.
It is called Great War Horses.
A powerful, moving account of the men and horses of the Australian Light Horse, and the pivotal role they played in World War I at the Battle of Romani (1916), the celebrated Light Horse charge at the Battle of Beersheba (1917) and the capture of Damascus in 1918. The horses that provided the backbone of the Australian Light Horse regiments in World War I were popularly known as Walers. Bred for Australia's tough Outback conditions, Walers were well-equipped for the harsh climate and terrain of the Middle East, where the ANZAC forces faced the armies of the Ottoman Empire.
You should be able to find the RTE player and watch it on that in the next couple of days.
Here is the link for the RTE player. They should have this up in the next day or two. Just type it into the search engine.
RTE Player (https://www.rte.ie/player/)
It is called Great War Horses.
A powerful, moving account of the men and horses of the Australian Light Horse, and the pivotal role they played in World War I at the Battle of Romani (1916), the celebrated Light Horse charge at the Battle of Beersheba (1917) and the capture of Damascus in 1918. The horses that provided the backbone of the Australian Light Horse regiments in World War I were popularly known as Walers. Bred for Australia's tough Outback conditions, Walers were well-equipped for the harsh climate and terrain of the Middle East, where the ANZAC forces faced the armies of the Ottoman Empire.
You should be able to find the RTE player and watch it on that in the next couple of days.
Here is the link for the RTE player. They should have this up in the next day or two. Just type it into the search engine.
RTE Player (https://www.rte.ie/player/)