There from the Start

'There From the Start' follows the exploits of the author's grandfather, Driver Edwin Clark of the 13th. Battery Canadian Field Artillery (C.F.A) and the war horses in his care during the Great War from 1914 to 1919. It is not just another military history but explores the extraordinary relationship between the men and the war horses. They fought and suffered together, faced the same dangers, often rested and ate together and ultimately died together. The men depended on the horses as...
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'There From the Start' follows the exploits of the author's grandfather, Driver Edwin Clark of the 13th. Battery Canadian Field Artillery (C.F.A) and the war horses in his care during the Great War from 1914 to 1919. It is not just another military history but explores the extraordinary relationship between the men and the war horses. They fought and suffered together, faced the same dangers, often rested and ate together and ultimately died together. The men depended on the horses as much as the horses depended on them and both tried not to let the other down. They were in it together and the men were devoted to them, spending most of their working hours attending to their care in impossible conditions. The horses helped sustain their physical and mental well-being by being their confidants, friends and comrades. The book follows Edwin's journey from Canada to train in England and his fight for survival during 42 months continuous service at the Western Front during which time he was involved in most of the major battles. It describes the hardships and dangers the men and the horses had to endure and chronicles Edwin's return to England where he settled after recovering from his wounds and "Anaestheinia", now known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).