“The mounted -men have just as much right to good mounts as the pilot has to modern aeroplanes,” declared Mr F. Valentine, addressing a recent defence meeting in Gisborne on the question- of the suitability of the horses that, Were. being • provided for. the mounted rifles recruits.. Mr Valentine claimed that the value of the mounted force in New Zealand had been widely recognised, but insufficient attention had been given to the provision of the right stamp of horse. Captain B. Barrington, recruiting officer, assured the gathering that the horses were looked after to-day better than ever before. The expansion of the mounted force bore testimony to the value of the horse, and the speaker said hp had seen something of .the fine horses that were being used for training* ' , • .. : .
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19390902.2.83
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22805, 2 September 1939, Page 14
Word Count
130Untitled Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22805, 2 September 1939, Page 14
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in