The world’s fastest horse Nature Strip has conquered the world’s most coveted five-day carnival, blowing away the best of the best down the Royal Ascot straight on Wednesday morning in the King Stand Stakes. Who is the fastest horse right now? In Summary: 9 Fastest Horses in the World Rank Read more…
During Queen Victoria’s state funeral in 1901, a splinter bar on the gun carriage snapped, causing a horse to bolt. Royal Navy ratings stepped in and dragged the coffin with ropes. What happened at Queen Victoria’s funeral with the horses? On the day of the funeral itself, 2 February 1901, Read more…
Horse Guards Parade, is a large parade ground off Whitehall in central London. As well as being the venue for changing The King’s Life Guard it is also the location for Trooping the Colour, which commemorates the King’s Birthday, and Beating Retreat. What is Horse Guards Parade? Horse Guards Parade Read more…
On the day of the funeral itself, 2 February 1901, panic broke out when the horses pulling the gun carriage on which the coffin rested broke free. What happened at Queen Victoria’s funeral with the gun carriage? An attendant Royal Guard from HMS Excellent was shortly then ordered to haul Read more…
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has gifted eight horses to the Queen since 1969, according to Royal Central and The Times of London. Four of those horses — George, Elizabeth, Darby and Sir John — are still alive today, per the outlets. Did the Canadian Mounties bring their own horses Read more…
Literally, the white horse previously belonged to Harry Strickland (Marc Rissmann), the leader of the sellsword army Golden Company. The Golden Company was meant to protect Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) and the rest of King’s Landing, but were easily destroyed by Dany and her last remaining dragon. What does it Read more…
Horses get scratched when they’re lame. A horse that entered a race but was deemed unfit to run must be removed, i.e., scratched from the competition. The most common scratches occur because a horse shows signs of lameness or an unsound condition. The removal of a racehorse from a race Read more…
After the two-part Agatha Christie special, The Pale Horse, finished on Sunday night, we think it’s fair to say that plenty of viewers were somewhat baffled by the ending – and we don’t blame them! Will there be a season 2 of The Pale Horse? This is highly unlikely. Like Read more…
The Queen: the leading horsemen by her side throughout a life of racing Major Dick Hern. Willie Carson. ‘Stoker’ Hartington, 12th Duke of Devonshire. Sir Michael Stoute. John Warren. Henry Herbert, Lord Porchester, 7th Earl of Carnarvon. Sir Cecil Boyd-Rochfort. Sir Michael Oswald. Who trained the Queens horses? They include Read more…
Lord Porchester – or Porchie as he was affectionately known to the Queen – was born Henry George Reginald Molyneux Herbert in 1924. Is Lord Porchester still alive? Henry George Reginald Molyneux Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon, KCVO, KBE, DL (19 January 1924 – 11 September 2001), was a British Read more…