The Draft Horse

This is one of the WW2 era cartoons. A farm horse is pulling a plow behind him in the field. On a billboard is an advertisement stating the need for horses in the draft. The horse jumps at the idea. He immediately bids farewell to the farmer and takes off for the draft office. Unfortunately, the plow is still tied to him and as he races to register, the plow splits log piles barns, and city streets in half. It even splits the draft office floor planks in half. The draft officer puts the horse through a vigorous testing procedure. One test includes following commands. It is in this test that horse is told to lift all of his legs and perform an about-face in midair. He does this easily but falls to the ground when the officer enlightens him that it's impossible to do that. After the tests, the horse finds out he's classified as 44F (rejected). The stunned horse walks from the office and eventually ends up in a mock battle. Despite falling bombs and artillery blasts, the horse survives. Instead of getting drafted, he shows his support for American forces by knitting a blue sweater marked with a giant 'V' (stands for victory). It's a nice little war toon, but I've seen better. Still, this cartoon is a good way to spend a few minutes.