As her birthday approaches, April 21st, how can we forget a great woman who loves horses… .. Queen Elizabeth of England !! A great passion that has accompanied her since childhood: Elizabeth’s first horse was a Shetland pony named Peggy that her father, George VI, gave her when she was four years old. Since then she has never stopped riding. She has a particular love for racing thoroughbreds …. In fact, for over thirty years, she has owned a thriving team that over the years has won 8 million euros prizes. Discover now all our trips, tours, holidays and horse trekking in Great Britain. The Queen spends a lot of time in the stable, and every morning she reads the Racing Post , the reference newspaper for horse racing fans. She has such a great passion that it is not unusual to see her – a 90-year-old woman – still in the saddle near the castle of Balmoral , her country estate in Scotland , where she takes long relaxing walks. Inevitable head scarf which, in her free time, replaces the charming hats of official occasions, customary boots and raincoat.
Not many people know that the greatest equestrian statue in the world is Italian and is located in Milan ! We are talking about “Leonardo’s Horse”, which holds the distinction of being the greatest, but also certainly the most beautiful and the most harmonious in its proportions. Discover now all our trips, tours, holidays and […]
The nature of the horse is made to self-regulate according to the seasons, and this is how you will see the winter coat appear… ..a real coat, much denser and definitely more waterproof than the summer one. The hair isolates the horse from the wind, cold, water and snow, guaranteeing to the horse a constant […]