A Slaughter of Inocents

[grumpa]

God made the horse from the breath of the wind,
the beauty of the Earth and the soul of an Angel.

 

[KarlW]

Sobering and well executed piece.

 

[Gern]

A very dark subject but really well executed. You're right about the slaughter though. I'm sure I read that over one million horses were sent to Europe from England during WWI, but literally only a handful were brought back.

 

[stillp]

More like eight million Dave.

AIW - History - information about animals served in war

The histroy of animal involvement in wars, dogs horses pigeons WW2

www.animalsinwar.org.uk

.
Pete

 

[minitnkr]

"I'd rather kill a thousand men than have to shoot another horse" Rip. PaulE

 

[scottie3158]

Jim,
Great work mate.

 

[Neil Merryweather]

WOW Jim, very sad, very powerful!

 

[Jim R]

Hi Jim
You've done it again. A model that pulls no punches about the horrors of war. You have a style all of your own. Superb modelling skills.
Jim

 

[Mickc1440]

A fantastic piece of work Jim

 

[papa 695]

Fantastic work Jim, really shows the cruelty and nonsense of war.

 

[Gern]

More like eight million Dave.

http://http:tongue-out3:/www.animal...ess,terrible weather and appalling conditions

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Pete

That's a dreadful statistic! I know human casualties are worse but at least we generally have a choice about our involvement and some understanding of the reason.

 

[eddiesolo]

Very dark subject matter Jim, but one that does show the reality of war. It is always the innocents that suffer in a conflict be they civvies or animals.

Well made and crafted and the detail is superb, the lone horse makes it more stand out as I ignored the tank and focused on that-which of course, was your intention.

 

[monica]

A very moving scene of sorrow and horror, and the waste of live,very well detail and show,
great work as always Jim,
I did read somewhere about over million,s killed then for the ones that made it,should not name real,
but the french & Belgians love of horse meat so so meany loss,

 

[grumpa]

Hi Jim
You've done it again. A model that pulls no punches about the horrors of war. You have a style all of your own. Superb modelling skills.
Jim

Thanks so much Jim, the Missus wishes I would lighten up a bit but what would be the fun of that?

Jim

 

[grumpa]

A fantastic piece of work Jim

Fantastic work Jim, really shows the cruelty and nonsense of war.

Thanks guys, war is a terrible thing and I just figured someone should acknowledge the horrific what I would call animal
abuse perpetrated against these poor gentle giants.
Jim

 

[THM]

I'm new in this forum, and I'm enjoying a lot every one of your dioramas. Congrats

 

[grumpa]

I'm new in this forum, and I'm enjoying a lot every one of your dioramas. Congrats

Thank you so much, there are plenty to look at going back a few years, dig back into the archives and enjoy! (don't forget to comment )

Jim.

 

[Deleted member 7237]

Wow Jim you certainly captured the horrors of war, despair and cruelty. Excellent work very well done.
Pete.

 

[Steve Jones]

Totally missed this one Jim. Very atmospheric and thought provoking piece of work

 

[Deleted member 8703]

Awesome