Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Episode 5: Packhorse Librarians
Established in 1935 as a part of the Works Progress Administration, the Pack Horse Library Project was aimed at providing reading materials to rural portions of Eastern Kentucky with no access to public library facilities. Librarians riding horses or mules traveled 50 to 80 miles a week up rocky creekbeds, along muddy footpaths, and among cliffs to deliver reading materials to the most remote residences and schools in the mountains.
Thursday, April 16, 2020
Epsiode 4: Warrior
Dubbed "the horse the Germans couldn't kill", Warrior was a charger in the British cavalry who served on the front line of WW1 for the duration of the war, surviving many close calls. His story resonates as that of a true war horse- a survivor- a friend and to live up to his name, a Warrior through and through.
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