Retired royal horses to attend jubilee tea party
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The Horse Trust is turning on an equine-themed tea political party to score the Queen’s lx years on the throne.
The number is exclusively fitting, given her life-long honey of horses since she got her foremost pony, Peggy, at the historic menses of four.
The Saturday, June 9, tea political party at the trust’s Home of Rest for Horses, Speen, Buckinghamshire will bring a few historic regal threads of its own.
The trust’s degree II Listed 16th century barn volition hold upwards the venue for the celebratory tea, where guests tin bask an assortment of jubilee-themed refreshments whilst soaking upwards the atmosphere in addition to history of the impressive building.
The stunning barn provided stabling for King Charles II’s Equus caballus during his reign, when he visited his hunting social club locally in addition to took refreshments at Ye Plow Inn, right away known equally The Old Plow, at Flowers Bottom, Speen.
Royal horses volition hold upwards grazing inwards the paddocks exterior the tea barn where visitors tin encounter them in addition to discovery out to a greater extent than nigh their working lives.
One is an Irish Gaelic Draught cross named Marsa, a 16-hand Windsor Grey, who retired this calendar week to the trust from The Royal Mews. He has worked equally a loyal in addition to faithful retainer to the Queen equally both a railroad vehicle Equus caballus in addition to an out-rider inwards all province in addition to ceremonial events.
Marsa also regularly pulled carriages to collect high commissioners in addition to ambassadors from their embassies to catch Buckingham Palace to encounter the Queen in addition to provided carry for the Queen’s messenger twice each calendar week throughout the year.
Unfortunately, afterward 10 years of service, the high mileage route operate has given Marsa or in addition to thence article of apparel in addition to tear, causing him, at times, chronic lameness. His retirement to The Horse Trust is the perfect medicine for a comfortable in addition to happy future.
Grazing amongst Marsa volition hold upwards 18-hand bay gelding Tom, who was diagnosed at the Royal Mews amongst a potentially fatal irregular heartbeat inwards 2005 in addition to was retired to the sanctuary where he has larn a bang-up favourite amongst visitors.
16.2-hand Aurora, who was ridden during her working life past times both the Queen in addition to the trust’s patron, the Princess Royal, in addition to Royal Parks Shire horse, Jed, are also taking business office inwards the event.
After the success of the Horses, Heroes in addition to Hounds Fun Day at the trust at the kickoff of May, where to a greater extent than than 3000 people came to bask a fun-packed province themed event, it is i time over again offering popular, pony rides for children from half dozen to xvi years of age.
Hands-on training volition also hold upwards available in addition to the jeopardy to encounter other novel arrivals Gemma in addition to Teddy, from Gaddesden in addition to Wyfold Riding for the Disabled. There volition also hold upwards fun in addition to games for children in addition to adults in addition to the jeopardy to locomote into prize draws.
The tea political party volition run from 2pm to 3.30pm.
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