The Branch has eight stables: Hyde Park, Lewisham Police Station, Great Scotland Yard, Hammersmith, West Hampstead, Bow Road, Kings Cross, and Imber Court in East Molesey, Surrey. The horses are trained at the latter site. The City of London Police, which is separate from the Met Police, also maintains a Read more…
“There are many reasons your SI joints may hurt after a long ride on your horse.” While riding, you can’t put your feet on a hard surface to help absorb the shock of your hips from riding your horse. This, in turn, places extra strain and tension on the SI Read more…
Hug the horse with your legs. Don’t stick your whole leg out to the side. Keep your lower legs close enough to the horse’s body to maintain contact. Ask a spotter to watch you as you ride straight toward them. Have them alert you whenever you start to straighten your Read more…
Burmese (1962–1990), a black RCMP Police Service Horse (PSH) mare, was given to Queen Elizabeth II by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and ridden by the Queen for Trooping the Colour for eighteen consecutive years from 1969 to 1986. When did Canada give the Queen a horse? As Monarch of Read more…
We Are NY Horse Racing claims a $3 billion economic impact and 19,000 jobs created across the state, ranging from trainers and veterinarians to track security officers and clerks. How does horse racing impact the economy? From those direct effects, the horse industry’s contribution ripples out into other sectors of Read more…
Kentucky Derby Breakdown Eight Belles broke down approximately a furlong (1/8 mile) after the wire, while being slowed after the race. She suffered compound fractures of both front ankles and was immediately euthanized because of the nature of her injuries. What happened to Ferdinand the horse? He entered stud in Read more…
Trojan priest Laocoön. Famously, the Trojan priest Laocoön smells a giant rat (or horse), and warns his fellow Trojans that this is a plot (the origin, in Virgil’s Aeneid, of the famous phrase ‘I fear the Greeks, even when they come bearing gifts’). He is promptly strangled by two sea Read more…
Queen Elizabeth couldn’t stop smiling at the 2022 Royal Windsor Horse Show. The 96-year-old British monarch, who has been struggling with ongoing mobility issues, made a surprise appearance on day two of the event. Did the Queen attend the Royal Windsor Horse Show 2022? To play this video you need Read more…
The size of this nail is 4-1/2 and the length is 44.7mm. This type of nail comes into different sizes and lengths. The avaiable sizes are 4-1/2, 5 and 6 and the avaiable lenths are 46.9mm for the 4-1/2,49.6mm for the 5 and 52.8mm for the 6. How big is Read more…
The size of a Duplo Horseshoe is always measured at its widest point. The smallest Duplo is currently 98mm wide, the largest one is 198mm. What is the smallest size horse shoe? The 0PONYB is a size 0, 1/4″ thick, general purpose horseshoe. With an FIA measurement of 9-1/2″, a Read more…