That was a bloody ripper recital mate. You did a bonza job.👍😃👍 My grandfather was a sgt. in the 4th Light Horse, he often said the hardest thing he ever had to to, was to shoot his own horse after the war. I can relate to this poem so much. I come to tears and find it hard to swallow every time I read it. So proud of my grandfather.😪
that is a fantastic comment to make cobber and I always feel it is very healthy when a bloke can relate that there are things that bring him to tears ..... sometimes these poems take several 'takes' because my horse will nudge me or rub on me and Ijust go to pieces .. cheers cobber
yes, this poem and 'the horses stay behind' were written by blokes who were there, with the horses, at the time, so their emotion comes through, and me standing beside my much loved horse reading it out, well, it's a bit tough to get through cheers mate
You're a hell of a bloke Steve, your emotion in the reading really brings home the story the poem has told, the horrors he would witness, Andrew Barton Patterson himself would applaud your recital. 👏👏
Jason, you are always so supportive but wow, thanks for that .... when I started these videos I would cut out and cut out and cut out my emotion, too embarrassed, now I think it is important to let it show for other blokes too, cheers cobber
@@CodyandSteveDownUnder yes I know how you feel, I too tend to shy away from out ward displays of emotion so I tip my hat to you for not cutting it out, instead, putting it out there, inspiring, well done that man
2 more verse at the end are missing. the aus government discouraged or just banned it from going to print. dont recall them off the top but it covers what happend to those horses, slaughtered for their skins etc and how some of the men took them for a last ride and shot them rather than have them pulling a plow for a gypo. you can find it but you gotta search a bit. my great grandfathers horse was tommy, dunno his name though.
wow - I did not know that. I will go looking and many thanks for the input. I will just check, by way of friendly interaction, not arguing, but are you in any way confusing The Last Parade which Banjo wrote about the end of the Boer War, 1902, to the poem by Trooper Bluegum, The Horses Stay Behind, which talks about 'my broken hearted Waler with a wooden plough behind' and 'No, I think I better shoot him' ... all good mate, I appreciate the input and the comment, cheers cobber .. will check for those extra verses ...
@@CodyandSteveDownUnder aaah yeah i have heard that one but no its definately the last parade. there is another which deals with how they slaughtered all the horses they couldnt sell, i've not read it and the only reference was either the title or a line which is something like, "you cant tell me they didnt know". the crime wasnt just killing them for their hides and hair but that they led them in batches through the killing and butchering area so they could see their reward. anyhow, i'll have a look and see if i can find those last verses and get back to you.
@@CodyandSteveDownUnder found it. That was our thanks for their service, as battered weary and worn, they were led out, and shot in the desert, their service wanted no more.
@@danielponiatowski7368 saved me looking, wow, thanks very much for that .... good grief, I can see why it is left off.. many many thanks for going to that trouble. and a great GREAT topic for a fresh video on the poem and the addition to it, brilliant .. in a very sad and shocking sort of way
What a terrible thing to have to do. To shoot your own horse. Something you'd never forget. Better that, than a life of cruelty, beatings and overwork that would have lay ahead in store for them, had they been naive enough to handed them over to "those bloody Gypos". Thanks for sharing.
That was a bloody ripper recital mate. You did a bonza job.👍😃👍 My grandfather was a sgt. in the 4th Light Horse, he often said the hardest thing he ever had to to, was to shoot his own horse after the war. I can relate to this poem so much.
I come to tears and find it hard to swallow every time I read it.
So proud of my grandfather.😪
that is a fantastic comment to make cobber and I always feel it is very healthy when a bloke can relate that there are things that bring him to tears ..... sometimes these poems take several 'takes' because my horse will nudge me or rub on me and Ijust go to pieces .. cheers cobber
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Wow, so much passion. Thanks mate, poor bloody horses, they deserved so much better. I’d never heard the poem it’s very moving.
yes, this poem and 'the horses stay behind' were written by blokes who were there, with the horses, at the time, so their emotion comes through, and me standing beside my much loved horse reading it out, well, it's a bit tough to get through cheers mate
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Well done for holding it together and giving it to us. ❤
very kind and very much appreciate the comment input and sentiment, cheers cobber
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Thank you for caring so much.
It's my pleasure
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You're a hell of a bloke Steve, your emotion in the reading really brings home the story the poem has told, the horrors he would witness, Andrew Barton Patterson himself would applaud your recital. 👏👏
Jason, you are always so supportive but wow, thanks for that .... when I started these videos I would cut out and cut out and cut out my emotion, too embarrassed, now I think it is important to let it show for other blokes too, cheers cobber
@@CodyandSteveDownUnder yes I know how you feel, I too tend to shy away from out ward displays of emotion so I tip my hat to you for not cutting it out, instead, putting it out there, inspiring, well done that man
@@BlownGaskets cheers mate :)
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Tragic .... too sad for words really ..
indeed
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Thankyou, that's was a tough read. Well done.
cheers cobber .... yep, bit tough, thanks :)
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2 more verse at the end are missing. the aus government discouraged or just banned it from going to print. dont recall them off the top but it covers what happend to those horses, slaughtered for their skins etc and how some of the men took them for a last ride and shot them rather than have them pulling a plow for a gypo. you can find it but you gotta search a bit. my great grandfathers horse was tommy, dunno his name though.
wow - I did not know that. I will go looking and many thanks for the input. I will just check, by way of friendly interaction, not arguing, but are you in any way confusing The Last Parade which Banjo wrote about the end of the Boer War, 1902, to the poem by Trooper Bluegum, The Horses Stay Behind, which talks about 'my broken hearted Waler with a wooden plough behind' and 'No, I think I better shoot him' ... all good mate, I appreciate the input and the comment, cheers cobber .. will check for those extra verses ...
@@CodyandSteveDownUnder aaah yeah i have heard that one but no its definately the last parade. there is another which deals with how they slaughtered all the horses they couldnt sell, i've not read it and the only reference was either the title or a line which is something like, "you cant tell me they didnt know". the crime wasnt just killing them for their hides and hair but that they led them in batches through the killing and butchering area so they could see their reward. anyhow, i'll have a look and see if i can find those last verses and get back to you.
@@CodyandSteveDownUnder found it. That was our thanks for their service,
as battered weary and worn,
they were led out, and shot in the desert,
their service wanted no more.
@@danielponiatowski7368 ah matte, that is ghastly but a sad fact of life, animals back then ... very sad. cheers mate, I'll go looking too,
@@danielponiatowski7368 saved me looking, wow, thanks very much for that .... good grief, I can see why it is left off.. many many thanks for going to that trouble. and a great GREAT topic for a fresh video on the poem and the addition to it, brilliant .. in a very sad and shocking sort of way
What a terrible thing to have to do. To shoot your own horse. Something you'd never forget. Better that, than a life of cruelty, beatings and overwork that would have lay ahead in store for them, had they been naive enough to handed them over to "those bloody Gypos". Thanks for sharing.
cheers cobber, thanks for that .. always sad about the horses, :(
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great job cobber, check wallis and matilda,s fabulouse version on youtube
cheers for that, thank you - will check out that version for sure, :)
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