HORSES REPLACING CARS
DRIVING CLUBS FORMED In London horses have come into their own again as a result of the war. Not for many years has there been so great a demand for their services in agriculture and in the town delivery of goods. Private citizens are also beginning to use horse-drawn vehicles instead of cars. Mr R. A. Brown, secretary of the National Horse Association, said recently, that driving clubs in the country were increasing. “The members are all drivers of horse-drawn vehicles,” he added, “and regularly hold meets at which they are able to obtain information from one another about equipment and the care of their horses.” It is calculated that there are about 40,000 horses in use in London. “Therd is an exceptionally strong demand for both vanners and heavy horse,” said the manager of the Elephant and Castle Repository. “There is one disconcerting feature. Fodder, m some instances, is proving as difficult to obtain as petrol is for motor-cars.”
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Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23053, 22 June 1940, Page 12
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