[CTRL] Fw TIMES: British Forces Go For Horse Power

[Mrs. Jela Jovanovic, Secretary General]

>THE TIMES (London)
>May 5 2000
>
>British forces go for horse power
>
>BY MICHAEL EVANS, DEFENCE EDITOR
>
>A BRITISH cavalry regiment serving in Kosovo is to
>revert to its historic form of transport, replacing the
>Challenger 2 battle tank with horses.
>
>A special "riding troop" is being formed from the Royal
>Scots Dragoon Guards - motto "No one touches me with
>impunity" - to mount horse patrols in the most
>mountainous areas in northeast Kosovo. The regiment is
>based in Pudujevo.
>
>Unable to drive their Land Rovers, let alone their
>Challenger 2s, the most advanced tank in the British
>Army, along the winding tracks, the regiment's
>commanding officer, Lieutenant-Colonel David Allfrey,
>came up with the idea of using horses.
>
>Until now the regiment has had to resort to foot patrols.
>The cavalrymen need to patrol in the hills to reach the
>village of Slipovo to protect Serb families.
>
>The regiment is advertising for local horses. The riding
>troop wants 15 horses. "Provided they get enough, the
>troop will start patrolling on horseback in a few days," a
>spokeswoman for the British forces in Kosovo said.
>
>A British officer in Kosovo added: "Our tanks and our
>armoured personnel carriers cannot cope with the hilly
>terrain around Pudujevo and sending in foot patrols just
>takes too much time. Horses can cover the ground a lot
>quicker than any other form of transport."
>
>
>
>

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