Dear Bernard Cornwell. You may remember sending a very nice letter and signned copy of Sharpes Triumph to my brother Jacob?Well I am his very jealous sister! It suddenly struck me the other day, when I was reading one of your books, that throughout the Sharpe series, I am now reading Waterloo, you haven’t paid much attention to the relationships between the all important equines. Being a rider myself I have experienced many occasions when horses will make their differences very well known, on one such occasion I was kicked when a friend’s horse lashed out at the horse I was riding. I very much doubt that horses have evolved to become more tempremental towards one another, so I would say many injuries would have occured off the battlefield as on, also horses often unintentionally hurt those around them, for example unglamourously standing on one’s foot and refusing to budge! I am not suggesting you fuel poor Sharpe’s hatred of horses! I am just suggesting a tad more authenticity added to your writing already so realistic that the powder smoke drifts of the page. I hope my humble advise is appreciated. Yours respectfully, Bethany Martin