Mules of the British Antarctic Expedition 1910–13

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Author: Harrowfield, D. L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1991
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Indian; New Zealand; Cape Evans; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Record; Scott's Hut
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400019823; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400019823

Abstract Horses were first used in Antarctica when eight Manchurian ponies provided support for Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition (1907–09). Scott's British Antarctic ‘Terra Nova’ Expedition (1910–13) used 17 ponies during its first year, and seven Indian mules in the following sea...