. The book of the horse : thorough-bred, half-bred, cart-bred, saddle and harness, British and foreign, with hints on horsemanship; the management of the stable; breeding, breaking and training for the road, the park, and the field. Horses; Horsemanship. 244 The Book of the Horse. monarchs. The cream-coloured horses, not having been exercised as usual, or else imbued with Hanoverian prejudices, were above themselves on that important day. " As the carnage containing the King and his Master of the Horse was passing the guard of honour the ensign in charge of the colours lowered them to the
. The book of the horse : thorough-bred, half-bred, cart-bred, saddle and harness, British and foreign, with hints on horsemanship; the management of the stable; breeding, breaking and training for the road, the park, and the field. Horses; Horsemanship. 244 The Book of the Horse. monarchs. The cream-coloured horses, not having been exercised as usual, or else imbued with Hanoverian prejudices, were above themselves on that important day. " As the carnage containing the King and his Master of the Horse was passing the guard of honour the ensign in charge of the colours lowered them to the sovereign according to the established formula. The usually impassive ' cream-colours ' took umbrage at this act of homage, swerved and broke into an undignified trot. Mr. Roberts, the coachman, whose mind and body were alike thrown off their balance by the unwonted hurry of the morning, and by the insubordination of his steeds, proceeded, in utter forgetfulness of the royal presence, loudly to anathematise the guard of honour generally, and the standard-bearer in particular. Before the procession had reached the Horse Guards the opprobrious epithets had winged their flight to the officials. ROYAL HANOVERIAN COACH-HORSE. within the building. The consequence was that Mr. Roberts, who had played so important a part in the morning pageant, was compelled to make a public apology to the offended guard of honour before it was marched off to its private ;* The Cleveland bay superseded the German coach-horse when the highways, improved for mail-coach use, increased the pace of travellers, whether with their own or with post-horses. Yorkshire horses, as far as can be ascertained, have always been large. The Cleveland was probably the result of a cross between the large native horse referred to by Gervase Markham and the blood-horses that early took root in that horse-loving country. According to pictures, the old Cleveland bay was very much like the coarser specimens of the
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