The Queen Still riding at 88

From Daily Mail. 9 April 2015.

Still riding at 88, the Queen makes the most of the sunshine on trot through Windsor Great Park (but leaves the hard hat at home)

• The Queen was spotted enjoying a ride in Windsor Great Park today
• Rode her favourite Fell pony, a mare named Carltonlima Emma
• Left hard hats at home and opted for one of her favourite scarves instead
• She might be approaching her 89th birthday but nothing was going to stop the Queen from enjoying a ride in the spring sunshine this morning.
  

The monarch, 88, was spotted trotting through Windsor Great Park aboard her faithful black Fell pony, Carltonlima Emma.

Joined by a groom on another of her Fell ponies, the Queen cut a relaxed figure as she enjoyed her ride but, as is her wont, eschewed a helmet in favour of one of her silk scarves.

Speaking in an interview last year, her racing trainer Ian Balding recalled the moment he asked why the monarch never wears a riding hat.

The Queen is said to have replied: 'I never have and you don’t have to have your hair done like I do.'

Her Majesty is famous for her love of horses and first found herself in the saddle at the age of four after being presented with a Shetland pony, named Peggy, aged four.

Since then, the royal stables have been home to a succession of steeds, among them Betsy, a black farm-bred horse who was her mount of choice in the 50's, and Surprise, a grey gelding whom the Queen famously galloped down the course at Ascot in 1961.

Equine enthusiast: Her Majesty adores the ponies and breeds them at Hampton Court

No helmet: The Queen never wears a riding helmet, preferring instead to ride in a silk headscarf

Cutting back: She has ridden less in recent years as a result of a niggling knee injury

Long term love: The Queen has ridden all her life and continues to breed several breeds of horse and pony

Recent years have seen her cut down on the amount of time she spends in the saddle - the result of a niggling knee injury that also forced her to give up presiding over Trooping the Colour on horseback.

Nevertheless, the Queen remains an enthusiastic equestrienne and, according to sources, is a familiar sight at her Windsor stables.

She is also said to take a keen interest in all her horses and ponies, some of whom are now ridden by her grandchildren, notably Prince Edward's children, Lady Louise and James, Viscount Severn.

Along with her thoroughbred race horses, the Queen also breeds Fell ponies and has a stud specialising in Highland ponies at Balmoral.

First love: The Queen's first pony was a tiny Shetland named Peggy who was given to her at the age of four

Familiar sight: The Queen riding her much-loved horse Burmese during Trooping the Colour


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骑了一辈子了

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最后一张值得注意。侧骑。也就是两腿都在马左侧。

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