Morning Glory: Canada’s own WWI war horse
Morning Glory lived on a farm in Brome County, Que., after she was returned to Canada at the end of World War One
The novel and stage play War Horse, also a Steven Spielberg film, is the story of a horse from Devon that goes to France during the First World War. There is an equally moving but little known true story about a Canadian horse and her rider who took part in the “war to end all wars.”
That horse, Morning Glory, was shipped to France from Brome County in Quebec’s Eastern Townships in 1915. Her owner was Lt.-Col. George Harold Baker, known to friends and family as Harry.
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We present Il Divo singing the beautiful “Bring Him Home” from Les Miz, dedicated to all of those human, furred and feathered who lost their lives defending our freedom.
