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24.01.2022 Peptos Tru Lies x Playboys Mistress #peptostrulies #lnsworkhorses

21.01.2022 #peptostrulies Sally turning him into a barrel pony!

20.01.2022 From Rogue to War Hero Bill The Bastard This Anzac Day, as we do each year, horse people tend to remember our horsemen and horses who went to war. And if you’...ve never heard about Bill the Bastard and his brave rider, it’s a story worth knowing and sharing with the next generation. There’s now a statue in NSW to honour Bill the Bastard, unveiled in 2016, and a race meeting in Victoria to honour the war manoeuvre called the ‘Jericho Cup’. The Jericho Cup event will be held for the first time in this centenary year (2018). Details of both below. Bill was one of 136,000 horses who served in World War I and never returned to Australia. Not your typical waler, he was a huge, strong, obstinate and wilful beast, who earned the name Bill the Bastard. The man who finally befriended him, Michael Shanahan, we’d probably now call a ‘horse whisperer’. The actions of Major Shanahan and Bill the Bastard at the Battle of Romani in World War One in 1916 are the stuff of legend and a part of our history that more people should be aware of. Under heavy fire, Bill and Major Shanahan rode through the battlefield and picked up four Tassie soldiers who had lost their horses. With a man standing in each stirrup and two more on Bill, the horse charged through the enemy to safety, saving all five men. Amazingly, Bill carried 380kg of human cargo over one kilometre through soft sand, away from certain death. Bill was bigger than the usual Waler. Reports say he was a massive horse, who weighed 730 kilograms and stood at 17 hands. He gained his name as a result of his habit of bucking whenever he was saddled. But he was also noted for courage, strength and staying power. He was first put to use as a pack horse because of his obvious strength and the fact no-one wanted to try and ride him. The Rider: Then along came Major Michael Shanahan, from Roma in Queensland. He was said to be the type of leader you would want to serve under when fighting a war. He was courageous, led from the front and always put the safety of his men before his own. A carpenter by trade, he was an excellent horseman. He survived Gallipoli and it was there that he noticed a pack horse with amazing strength and endurance. Shanahan was impressed with Bill’s physical abilities, intelligence and determined character and decided to befriend the horse. He always carried treats (liquorice allsorts) in his pocket and developed an understanding for the way Bill thought. Back in Egypt, Shanahan gradually managed to coerce the horse into allowing him onto his back. When called into the battle at Romani as part of the 2nd Light Horse regiment, it was Bill that Shanahan was riding. He was still unsure if Bill would revert to his previous behaviour at the battle front, but he took that chance. On the front line, Shanahan rode up and down the lines encouraging and covering his men, dodging bullets and checking for any injured. At one point, when some of his men had been outflanked, he rode through the line of fire and heard a groan. He went to find the injured man and instead found four Tassie soldiers without their horses, unable to escape. After the courageous rescue, and a drink for Bill the Bastard who pawed the ground and wanted to get back to work, the pair returned to the action - Shanahan was unwilling to leave his men without their leader. Shortly after, he was shot through the leg. Despite this, he kept going for another hour, encouraging his men to push on to victory, until he finally passed out. The Horse: Bill the Bastard, as he was affectionately known, did not mind hauling 400kg of heavy equipment uphill or carrying the injured down the hill (one of whom apparently was the famous John Simpson), but he objected vigorously to anyone trying to ride him. Men placed bets on how long anyone could stay on him. The record was a mere two minutes and thirteen seconds by a British jockey who had ridden cup race horses. The average was 15 seconds. He was indeed a handful for even the most experienced and best horse handlers. Bill would buck, kick and bite and caused many broken bones and other injuries as he threw his charges off. He was considered unrideable but useful in other ways because of his strength. It was said he could run for five to six hours where other horses tired in thirty minutes. When Shanahan was shot and passed out, Bill the Bastard became aware that he was not receiving commands from his rider. Realising that he was in trouble, he now gently trotted back to camp, delivering his master to none other than the veterinary hospital. For his gallantry on this day, Shanahan was awarded a Distinguished Service Order but his injuries were so severe that part of his leg had to be amputated. Had there been a Victoria Cross for horses, Bill surely earned it that day. Bill’s heroism made him the most famous and respected horse amongst the thousands of horses recruited to serve the Light Horse troops.And come to think of it, with typical Aussie irony, calling this horse a 'bastard' would have become a great honour. The Battle: The inscription on the Bill the Bastard statue in Murrumburrah-Harden, NSW, the home of the Light Horse Memorial, reads in part: ". . .At the battle of Romani (an Egyptian town on the Sinai Peninsula where the ANZACs Mounted Division and the British 52nd (Lowland) Division defeated the combined armies of Germany and the Ottoman Empire and thus ensured the safety of the Suez Canal for the remainder of the war) on 4th August 1916, Major M Shanahan DSO, 2nd Australian Light Horse, heard that four men, having lost their horses, were left out in the field at the mercy of the Turks. Riding Bill the Bastard, Major Shanahan returned to the scene under heavy enemy fire, collected the stranded men and Bill galloped back across the thousand yards of sand carrying the additional four Light Horsemen (two on his back and one hanging on to each stirrup). For his services in carrying those men to safety Bill the Bastard was retired with honour the following day and served the remainder of the war as an officer’s packhorse. The Tributes: The Book - ‘Bill The Bastard’ by historian Professor Roland Perry (2012 Allen & Unwin) is well worth a read. The Statue - In 2016, the NSW town of Murrumburrah-Harden, the home of Australia’s First Light Horse regiment, unveiled a life-size sculpture to commemorate this amazing horse. Local craftsman Carl Valerius conceived and produced the sculpture. The Movie - A documentary has been produced which includes a re-enactment of the amazing rescue. http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/08/15/4067966.htm The Jericho Cup - The first running of the modern day Jericho Cup will be held on December 2, 2018 at Warrnambool Racecourse, Vic. Why? Approaching the end of the First World War the Australian Light Horse was planning a major offensive against the Turkish Empire. In order to lull the enemy into believing nothing unusual was afoot, a race meeting was organised on the eve of the assault. The main race was called The Jericho Cup over three miles (nearly five kms) through the desert sands. The winner was Bill the Bastard, whom we now know was probably Australia’s Greatest War Horse. It is proposed to run the Jericho Cup annually from now on (this being the 100th anniversary year) to honour Bill the Bastard, the Australian Light Horsemen and their magnificent mounts The Walers 1914 to 1918. http://www.thejerichocup.com.au/ More: A video clip about Bill The Bastard by National Geographic is excellent. http://www.nationalgeographic.com.au//bill-the-bastard.aspx We loved this song by Eric Bogle, his tribute to the Light Horse ‘As If He Knows’. (You will need tissues) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hniMrGeF4us Australian War Horses and Bill The Bastard (youtube). (Graphic images) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V6UX442HWA Taming Bill the Bastard and the bronze statue (12 mins) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsW4v0WuCHQ (Information sourced from all the links mentioned here.) Update: according to Major Michael Shanahan's grandson Terry Shanahan on this page, "Bill and his mate - Penny - were returned to Gallipoli to help with the War Graves. He was given to a Turkish farmer and is buried just outside the main grave site." Update 2: Thanks to Brett Thompson of Qld, we now have a photo of Bill's grave at Gallipolli. That is terrific thanks Brett. We can see you were there in person - what a thrill. The stone says Bill lived until 1924.

20.01.2022 Ohhh finally the filly fairy found us!! Pretty special girl this one, Holgro Shining Tru aka Phoenix. Peptos Tru Lies - LNS Workhorses

19.01.2022 Martha Peptos Tru Lies x station mare She’s gonna make a good kids pony

18.01.2022 Martha- some lucky kid will have so much fun with this little mare!!

18.01.2022 Such a great little filly, can do anything with her. #PeptosTruLies

18.01.2022 Obstacle course Lil possum

17.01.2022 Can’t help but wonder what this baby will look like! Peptos Tru Lies x Rainy

17.01.2022 Peptos Tru Lies x Playboys Mistress

17.01.2022 Peptos Tru Lies x Playboys Mistress - just like his dad - loves his food....

15.01.2022 Lil possum- Sal only swung a rope off her for the first time two days ago

14.01.2022 Lil possum first ever dry work pattern #lnsworkhorses #colibantoogoodtobblu

14.01.2022 Very excited for the baby she’s cooking!! Playboys Mistress x Peptos Tru Lies #lnsworkhorses. #peptostrulies

12.01.2022 #lnsworkhorses #peptostrulies Sally Jess rides with dad

10.01.2022 The Myth... Hancock bred horses are all sun-fishing son of a guns, hard to train, hard headed and the list goes on... basically just man eaters!!! The truth...... They are incredibly willing, kind, easy to train, are not buckers and are built to last!!! Here is three year old Sherman (still a stallion) that we sold to Tyrel Sweat as a weanling In Utah. Sherman’s facial expressions and demeanour pretty well sums him up! Such a kind and gentle colt, he doesn’t have a mean bone in is body and is already trusting enough to have Tyrel’s young boys sit on him and learn. What a great lineage of quarter horses Hancock horses are!! www.albertabluevalentines.com

08.01.2022 Lil possums cutout #lnsworkhorses

08.01.2022 Sarahs Surprise first ride outside

06.01.2022 What a beauty!!! A sweet little filly, thanks LNS Workhorses

05.01.2022 Thanks @leah_n_stretch for your business. Can’t wait to deliver these bad boys to you. #workhorses #horses #ashs #australia #farmer #farming #hardwork #countrytruckercaps #mustering

05.01.2022 Shiny pony! #lnsworkhorses #peptostrulies

05.01.2022 Weaning time baby #peptostrulies #lnsworkhorses Peptos Tru Lies x Playboys Mistress

01.01.2022 Peptos Tru Lies and Rainy sharing dinner