"The biggest surprise for strangers, says the Captain, is learning that all officers and soldiers on horseback have served in Afghanistan within the last 12 months, or are about to go."
A People In Defence news article
27 Apr 11Two members of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, each with his part to play in the ceremonial events planned for London this Friday, talk to Lorraine McBride about their preparations and hopes for the big day.
Lance Corporal of Horse (LCoH) Dan Ridge will be one of 200 immaculately attired riders, trotting behind the royal coach.
LCoH Ridge will ride Vengeful, an ebony horse almost 20-years-old and fast approaching the end of his Army service:
"The Army matches horses to riders in terms of build, weight, height and natural ability," he says.
Lance Corporal of Horse (LCoH) Dan Ridge and his mount, Vengeful
[Picture: Petty Officer (Photographer) Amanda Reynolds, Crown Copyright/MOD 2011]With just days to go, LCoH Ridge's diary is crammed with dawn rehearsals to practise riding manoeuvres through the silent streets of the capital. He says:
"We get London to ourselves, and, over each rehearsal, it builds up, drawing in more and more guys."
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