In September I took a friend over to Flanders on a day trip and we stopped at the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing. The village of Ploegsteert (Plugstreet as it was known to the troops during the war) lies to the south of the town of Ypres, close to the French border. For the majority … Continue reading ‘If I fall I shall have done something with my life worth doing’
Category: The Great War
‘Help the horses – they help the men’
I’ve been lucky enough to have been raised in an equine loving family. I learnt to ride when I was just a toddler and spent much of my childhood caring for horses. For nearly 15 years I had my own - an Appaloosa cross called Gizmo. Appaloosa’s were bred by the Nez Perce people of … Continue reading ‘Help the horses – they help the men’


