Light Horsemen watch a race in 1918 at Belah in Palestine, part of a 4th Light Horse Brigade sports meeting. A few Light Horsemen might have honed their riding skills in Australian races, but most being from rural areas had mastered horse riding at a young age when horses were used as much for transport and labour as for sport. AWM J05997 Source AWM J05997 Place made Belah, Palestine Copyright Copyright expired - public domain See also Sport and Australian military life