Government concern over fodder encouraged proposals to reduce cavalry horses. The reply stresses that cavalry accounted for only a small share of the animals supporting operations. Horses, donkeys and pack mules carried supplies where even small trains could not reach. Haig's defence of fodder is therefore presented as protection for the army's transport system as well as for mounted troops.
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Why fodder cuts threatened more than cavalry
Fodder supported the pack and transport animals that sustained units beyond the reach of railways.