The riderless horse honors a fallen warrior (the Queen served in World War II, and while she was not in a combat role, she was in one every bit as dangerous). The little pony watching the coffin go by is Read more…
(Spoiler alert: there isn’t.) The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) refers to the maneuver where the horse moves in reverse as the “back up.” Typically, horses must back up for at least 10 feet (3 meters). What is a backwards Read more…
Raising Horses Is Not Cheap Better yet, consider raising horses only if you have discretionary income you can afford to lose. It is possible to make a lot of money by raising thoroughbreds for racing. Some people actually do that. Read more…
What does “scratched” mean in horse racing? A “scratch” is when a horse is entered for a race but the connections decide not to run the horse, or a veterinarian determines that the horse is not fit to race. What Read more…
Riderless horses are often seen during funerals and, in some instances, parades. The purpose of the riderless horse is to symbolise a fallen soldier, a tradition with roots traceable back to the late 1700s. Why is there a riderless horse Read more…
In 2020, Vanity Fair reported the Queen was ‘riding daily’ at Windsor Castle while isolating with her husband, Prince Philip, amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Out in show for the funeral were also four horses gifted to the monarch by the Read more…
Stand on your horse’s left side. A horse’s left side is the customary position to lead a horse. You can stand so that you are either even with your horse’s head or about halfway between his head and shoulder. Stand Read more…
The purpose of the riderless horse is to symbolise a fallen soldier, a tradition with roots traceable back to the late 1700s. The boots of the soldier being honoured are often placed backwards in the stirrups of the riderless horse. Read more…
A caparisoned or riderless horse symbolically represents a “fallen warrior” or a leader who will lead no more. For this honor, 16-year-old Black Jack was selected to carry a pair of polished, spurred boots placed backward in the saddle’s stirrups, Read more…
All the King’s horses: Charles III will inherit the Queen’s beloved racehorses. Following tradition, King Charles III has inherited his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II’s collection of racehorses. What happens to the Queens racehorses? King Charles inherited his mother Queen Read more…