The Queen first met Juno on a visit to Dyfed Shire Horse farm in 2018, and she chose Mr Murphy as one of her “rural heroes” while guest editing the July 2022 edition of Country Life. “She has a fantastic temperament, which is one of the key qualities and one you don’t usually get with mares.” She had the whole package, size, build, quality, so it was just a case of committing to the training. Trooper Lewis Kane, of the Household Cavalry regiment, said: “Juno is a fantastic-looking animal. Such horses hold the rank of Major and are traditionally given names from classical mythology. Juno’s role will officially grant her the title of a Drum Horse, the most senior animal in the Army. They will include, for the first time, the Duke of Edinburgh as Colonel of the London Guards, who will ride alongside his siblings, the King and the Princess Royal. She will be part of the royal procession featuring 1,400 soldiers, 200 horses and 400 musicians, as well as members of the Royal Family who will ride on horseback and in carriages from Buckingham Palace and down the Mall to Horse Guards Parade. Juno will officially pass out of her two-year training with the Life Guards when she leads the mounted parade on Saturday. Portrait of JunoĪ portrait of the 10-year-old Shire mare by artist Mandy Shepherd was also unveiled, having been commissioned by the Royal Household to mark the occasion. She then presented her with a head collar bearing her name before feeding her a carrot. The Queen was introduced to Juno, who was dressed in full state uniform with two silver kettledrums, by Lt Col Tom Armitage, commanding officer of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment. Mr Murphy, and his mother Enid Cole, who established the farm in 1992, attended the small ceremony at Clarence House on Wednesday at which Juno was formally named. She’s a very willing horse, with a docile, quiet nature.” “She is fully broken to ride and drive and has been working on the farm since she was three. “Willa Rose is the first female shire to be taken by the Household Cavalry for this role which is quite an achievement,” he told Horse & Hound. When she was first sold to the Army by Dyfed Shire Horse farm in Pembrokeshire, in May 2021, owner Huw Murphy said it was a “source of pride and a privilege” to have bred a horse deemed “good enough” for the role.
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