War Horse

This is the new statue in Romsey's Memorial Park, commissioned to commemorate the troops and 120,000 horses which were trained in the town for battle on the front line in the 1914-18 World War.
It was unveiled yesterday by HRH the Princess Royal.
The statue of a lone soldier and his horse was sculpted in bronze resin by equestrian artist and sculptress Amy Goodman who lives in the Test Valley. The £86,000 work, three years in the planning, was paid for by voluntary subscription.
Yesterday was a day of formality as Princess Anne unveiled the statue.Today, the statue was commanding lots of attention in the park from townspeople anxious to see it up close,