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My cousin took me too see War Horse at the National Theatre last week, has anyone been to see it?
It was fantastic, it tells the story of the horses used in WW1 and uses life size puppets of horses, its great, they have the animation of the horse so perfect.
Its very sad and although not a true story, could well be as horses were bought from the public and taken to france to pull carrages/guns and ridden by officers. Thousands of horses lost thier lives.
My cousin took his wife, daughter (Sally the only other horsey person in the family) two sons and me........Well the three women cried throught, it was so sad.
It brings home the reality of wars gone by and I thank god that man nor beast has to fight like that now. I'm not sure that Ralph would have coped in such circumstances. But you have to remember that back in the 1900's horses were not used for pleasure and were work animals, so maybe easier to adapt, but then how can any animal or human be asked to stand up against a tank? As I say thank god things have changed, except of course that people still want to kill and fight due to money and religion?
I'll stop now......go and see it if you can its great or read the book.
It was fantastic, it tells the story of the horses used in WW1 and uses life size puppets of horses, its great, they have the animation of the horse so perfect.
Its very sad and although not a true story, could well be as horses were bought from the public and taken to france to pull carrages/guns and ridden by officers. Thousands of horses lost thier lives.
My cousin took his wife, daughter (Sally the only other horsey person in the family) two sons and me........Well the three women cried throught, it was so sad.
It brings home the reality of wars gone by and I thank god that man nor beast has to fight like that now. I'm not sure that Ralph would have coped in such circumstances. But you have to remember that back in the 1900's horses were not used for pleasure and were work animals, so maybe easier to adapt, but then how can any animal or human be asked to stand up against a tank? As I say thank god things have changed, except of course that people still want to kill and fight due to money and religion?
I'll stop now......go and see it if you can its great or read the book.
