When you turn 96, how do you spend your birthday? The day is sure to be filled with best wishes, and if you’re Queen Elizabeth, it will have included a visit to your stable. Several celebrations around the Queen’s birthday highlighted her love of horses including a visit and photo session with her beloved Fell ponies and an afternoon at the races. Will she finally have a Derby win along with her tea and cake?
I hope that HRH’s birthday wasn’t too marred by the fact that she needs a new groom for her stables at Windsor. The job listing for the position is open until May 2nd, which means there’s still a few days left for you to apply. A ...
On April 21, Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II will turn 88 years old. She is certainly not your average 88 year old, and that's not just because she may be the most famous woman in the world. Outside her queenly duties, HRH e ...
When you turn 96, how do you spend your birthday? The day is sure to be filled with best wishes, and if you’re Queen Elizabeth, it will have included a visit to your stable. Several celebrations around the Queen’s birthday highlig ...
Tense moments ensued when a horse pulling Princess Beatrice’s carriage began to spook. Passengers were leaving the carriage ahead of it when the horse began to plunge and threaten to bolt while still in harness to the four in hand ...
There has been a lot of focus on Queen Elizabeth as her platinum jubilee is celebrated and every facet of the royal family has been subject to scrutiny, the good and the not so good. But one of the Queen's abiding passions is her ...
Those royals are misbehaving again! This time it's a horse in the King's Guard who decides that he's had enough of all these funny hats and red jackets. Like a naughty student, he gets sent home early. Which is probably what it wa ...
All eyes have been on the country of Britain as they go through the protocol required after the death of Queen Elizabeth. The Queen was an avid horsewoman. She not only rode as a pastime, but she was a breeder, and racehorse owner ...
Despite training, and practice things can still go awry when it involves horses. The coronation of King Charles was sure to be a family drama, but the horses joined in as well. Several horses participating in the parade appeared o ...
3P *JimJam* has ousted comeback star 3Pa *Avast, Ye Myth who slipped to an altogether respectable 14th place after capturing the top spot twice. JimJam is a Standardbred stallion out of the PythonPonyPalaces STANDBR stables. At th ...
Despite training, and practice things can still go awry when it involves horses. The coronation of King Charles was sure to be a family drama, but the horses joined in as well. Several horses participating in the parade appeared o ...
Teaching a horse self-carriage is challenging, especially if you have bad riding habits. Here are some thoughts on riding position, your horse’s suppleness and an interpretation of dressage rider Charlotte Dujardin’s theory of ‘sh ...
Can we have an award for Best Comeback? At the age of 20, the Standardbred stallion 3Pa *Avast, Ye Myth again captured the #1 ranking. Out of the PythonPonyPalaces, Avast, Ye Myth first earned the #1 spot at age 13 after jumping t ...
DeCapo, ridden by Laura Collett are hopefuls at the legendary Badminton horse trials after her successful ride at Barefoot Retreats Burnham Market International. Watch British rider Collett and Decapo as they navigate the tough cr ...
The coronation shared the date with royalty of another type in the annual Run for the Roses. The Kentucky Derby is always held on the first Sunday in May and like the celebration across the pond is part of a centuries-old traditio ...
Horses can’t twirl around on the uneven bars or do back flips on the balance beam, but they can certainly benefit from gymnastics. This video explains what gymnastics and gridwork are for jumpers are, and why these exercises are s ...
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