08-06-2019, 11:59 AM
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All the Queen's Horses.....
Watching the Trooping of the Colour......what a lot of lovely horses!The drum horses are particularly lovely.......shire horses, I believe.
Apparently, drum horses always have the rank of Major!
We take horses for granted, really, as they are so common, but when you think about them objectively, they are pretty incredible beaties!
08-06-2019, 03:18 PM
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I couldn’t take my eyes off the horses today and as Muddy says, they were magnificent.I loved the black horses and the ones like cart horses, were they Shire horses? Don’t laugh, but l thought how clever they were to keep their heads down as they trotted along but then realised the rider was operating the rein with his feet!
I see they had a special vet in attendance for the horses today.
08-06-2019, 04:43 PM
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It is wonderful to see them on the beach.http://www.norfolk-on-line.co.uk/hun...holkham-beach/
08-06-2019, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Pyxell
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We take horses for granted, really, as they are so common, but when you think about them objectively, they are pretty incredible beaties!
Not far from where I live there is a stables that runs a "riding for the the disabled" scheme - mainly for children - and to see how the horses react to/with the children is pure magic.
08-06-2019, 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Cinderella
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It is wonderful to see them on the beach.http://www.norfolk-on-line.co.uk/hun...holkham-beach/
I've got a vague memory from some time back, of a documentary which mentioned the drum horses and how they were trained, very, very gradually, to accept two wacking great kettle drums being banged on their backs! Quite remarkable for a horse to be able to get used to that!
09-06-2019, 03:02 AM
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She obviously read the book our PM gave her on his recent visit and insisted all the horses look as good.
Originally Posted by Pyxell
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Watching the Trooping of the Colour......what a lot of lovely horses!The drum horses are particularly lovely.......shire horses, I believe.
Apparently, drum horses always have the rank of Major!
(My mother's family was one of the foremost breeders of Shires before the war - she used to tell me about them and she bore the scar where one kicked her)
09-06-2019, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Bruce
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She obviously read the book our PM gave her on his recent visit and insisted all the horses look as good.Actually I doubt they would be pure breed Shires, the males are too strong to be used as individuals they are probably bred with a smaller breed with a better temperament like Clydedales. I am guessing.
(My mother's family was one of the foremost breeders of Shires before the war - she used to tell me about them and she bore the scar where one kicked her)
I must admit, I was wondering if they were full shires or something else, so that makes sense.
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