It’s 100 years since Queen Elizabeth II was born; here’s how horses featured in every decade of her life

The future Queen riding in Windsor Great Park on her 20th birthday. On 21 April 2026, it would have been the late Queen’s 100th birthday. From toy horses in the nursery to her first Shetland pony, Peggy, Queen Elizabeth II’s passion for equestrianism began almost as soon as she could walk. Throughout her 70-year-reign, it was duty first, family second and horses a very close third. There […]