Queen Elizabeth’s cherished mount is trotting on.
On Monday, Buckingham Palace released a new photo of Emma, the black Fell pony that the Queen loved and rode in her later years, and revealed the royal stables' plans for the horse following the death of the monarch on Sept. 8.
“For the past fifteen years,Queen Elizabethregularly rode Emma for light exercise in the grounds around Windsor Castle, during Her Majesty’s private time,” Buckingham Palacewrote, sharing a gorgeous portrait of the bridled pony standing quietly.
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Queen Elizabethenjoyed a lifelong love of horses, and wasriding as recentlyas June of this year. In a 2020 interview withHorse & Hound, Pendry revealed that Emma was one of the Queen’s favorite horses of all time.
“Emma has been a wonderful servant to Her Majesty and is still going strong at the age of 24 as one of The Queen’s riding ponies,” Pendry said.
The Fell pony, whose full name is Carlton Lima Emma, even had a place of honor at the Queen’sPlatinum Jubileefestivities in June. There, she paraded in the Windsor Horse Show’s"A Gallop Through History,“a televised event celebrating the monarch’s 70 years on the throne.
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“That’s mine,” she told the people seated around her of her loyal horse.
source: people.com
