small book big emotions

"I had not realised that this small book, bought for me as a gift, would make me think again.  The understated emotion evoked by the horses for their owners/riders/handlers throughout many wars, was news to me even though I have ridden all my life.  I did not know that certain horses had been given awards, or commemorated by special monuments, or buried with honours.  I was particularly moved by the more recent story of Sgt Reckless (pictured) in the Korean War of the 1950s and the service she gave to 'her' Marines and the honours they heaped on her - including a rank!  Inspirational.  I feel duly humbled that despite my lifetime around horses I had been so unaware .... I am now warmed and touched and see my horses quite differently.  Thank you for a wonderful small but huge book!!!!"
Caroline of Heathfield

Reactions to War Horse ... Biopics

We would like to share some of the responses we have received from readers of War Horse ... Biopics:

"We think War Horse Biopics is fabulous, a really super quirky book - we love all the stories."  SE of Folkestone.

"Fascinating ... a different view of war that I had never thought of before.  Thank you."  EH of Hastings.
"I was given this as a gift and it had me in floods of tears. Wonderful and gruelling all at once. Certainly a different approach."  JB of Uckfield.
"It should come with a warning label - emotions can be disturbed. Lovely though, so glad to have read it."  RH of Reading.

and so on!  Thanks everyone - we are pleased to have hit the right note with this special book.

IT'S OUT

At last War Horse ... Biopics is available.  Cheryl says "I hope this book will play a role in my bigger mission which is to reconnect the human world with the animal world ... especially the equine one.   As a species we owe so much to the horse yet I see this magnificent creature being sidelined by the media and the general population time and time again.  I can only think it is lack of understanding and knowledge of the sacrifices they have made for us. "  Winston Churchill saw fit to open his heart to their plight and use his influence to save the straggling remnant of World War I.   On a smaller scale this book brings together in one easy record the names and stories of individual horses through many wars and eras.
War Horse ... Biopics provides illustrated bite-size text for everyone, no prior knowledge of horses needed at all.   Lovely little extra gift for anyone with a heart.
Available through the usual sources or signed copies can be acquired direct from the publisher, see PayPal icon below. 
Happy reading!

New book by Cheryl R Lutring

WAR HORSE ... BIOpics reveals REAL individual war horses from officers' chargers to troop horses, throughout the centuries and around the world.
A must-read for anyone interested in horses or war and the amazing and privileged relationships that have been enjoyed by man and equus. Once again Cheryl brings together a unique understanding of horses and interest in history, in another memorable piece of work.

This pocket size, illustrated volume will be available from all good bookstores.  Alternatively copies signed by the author can be obtained directly from the publisher Phreestyle Pholios ... see PayPal below.
At £7.99 (+p/p) this makes an ideal 'extra' gift for any animals lover or war buff. In the words of Sussex Express reviewer Susan King:  "Cheryl has worked hard to research previoiusly unheralded episodes from the lives of these famous and not so famous animals and pays tribute to the 'warm and inspirational people' who demonstrated a real pride and caring for past individual horses.  She said: "They have lifted my spirits durng some very sad and emotional research campaigns into the historical record of the horses who have fought our battles"."

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