motorized vehicles could not handle rough terrain. At the start of the war over 7,000 horses were brought over to England and Europe from Canada and by the end of the war over 8 million horses had been lost in the course of fighting in Europe.Dogs and carrier pigeons were employed as messengers in the front.With horses, wagons were also used to transport equipment as well. Uniforms and combat dress Load bearing equipment Head dress See also British Army Canadian Militia Military history of Canada during World War I List of Canadian battles during the First World War Canadian official war artists Canadian Corps List of mounted regiments in the Canadian Expeditionary Force List of infantry battalions in the Canadian Expeditionary Force Currie Hall Bermudians in the Canadian Expeditionary Force References Citations Notes Further reading Canada Military Hospitals Commission The Provision of Employment for Members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force on Their Return to Canada, and the Re-Education of Those Who Are Unable to follow their previous occupations because of disability. Canada Military Hospitals Commission Nabu Press August 2010. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. External links Government links The First World War from Library Archives Canada Remembrance: The First World War from Veterans Affairs Canada Oral Histories of the First World War: Veterans 1914-1918 from Library Archives Canada Official Histories - Free online PDF books on the C.E.F. from The Department of National Defense Museums and media links Canada and the First World War from the Canadian War Museum The First World War: Canada Remembers from CBC archives National Film Board - Images of a Forgotten War Other links Canadian Great War Project The C.E.F. Paper Trail The C.E.F. Study Group Central Ontario Branch Western Front Association Regimentalrogue website has a variety of information on researching soldiers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and the conditions of the war canadiansoldiers.com Military units and formations established in 1914 Military units and formations disestablished in 1920 Military history of Canada Expeditionary units and formations 1914 establishments in Canada 1920 disestablishments in Canada