WWI Cavalry Training Horse. A WWI wooden training 'war' horse used by the Cavalry for training new recruits, the large carved pine body mounted on a substantial pine base, the steel rods enabling the horse to move in a rocking formation, the head is a later sympathetic replacement, lacking one ear, general knocks, bumps and bruises commensurate with age and service, 204 cm high x 208 cm long (Quantity: 1) Provenance: By family descent having been acquired by the vendor's grandfather over 65 years ago. The horse was formerly displayed at Devizes Museum, Wiltshire (on loan) for many decades and was a popular display at the museum. It seems likely that this horse originates from Wiltshire and may have been used by the Wiltshire Yeomanry or the Netheravon Cavalry School which operated from 1904 to 1922. After the war (and retired from service) the horse found its way to a local storage unit where it was later acquired by the vendor's grandfather.
WWI Cavalry Training Horse. A WWI wooden training 'war' horse used by the Cavalry for training new recruits, the large carved pine body mounted on a substantial pine base, the steel rods enabling the horse to move in a rocking formation, the head is a later sympathetic replacement, lacking one ear, general knocks, bumps and bruises commensurate with age and service, 204 cm high x 208 cm long (Quantity: 1) Provenance: By family descent having been acquired by the vendor's grandfather over 65 years ago. The horse was formerly displayed at Devizes Museum, Wiltshire (on loan) for many decades and was a popular display at the museum. It seems likely that this horse originates from Wiltshire and may have been used by the Wiltshire Yeomanry or the Netheravon Cavalry School which operated from 1904 to 1922. After the war (and retired from service) the horse found its way to a local storage unit where it was later acquired by the vendor's grandfather.
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