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**Cuddles** · 18-03-2009, 14:48

Originally Posted by Vent_Tube_Tester

Originally Posted by Sandbanks

Originally Posted by JonnoJonno

Yep, still goes on. My girlfriends sister-in-law does it. Don't know how to go about it (and can't be arssed to look) but I'm sure it is worth giving them a buzz or better drop them a line.

*edited for mong spelling

Thanks

Why is all this horse talk being mentioned on the Armoured Thread

Ask a Polish Lancer!

**vandyke** · 18-03-2009, 16:05

Sorry for taking thread of topic but Tankie2RTR are you "tanknut dave" from the website?

**Tankie2ndrtr** · 18-03-2009, 21:02

Pm sent.

**Trotsky** · 18-03-2009, 22:15

have vague memory that a WPC I knew at Paddington exercised military horses... i think with kings troop. I may be talking c4ap though.

Trotsky

**schlafenmonster** · 25-03-2009, 18:56

Yes, civilians can exercise horses with HCav or HDiv in Knightsbridge - however you really need to know someone over there. I made my contacts (with the HDiv CplMaj) through my OH who is serving and currently posted to London. Alternatively if she has any connections to the Civil Service then she may be able to have lessons on HCav horses on an evening. She will have to take a riding test and be prepared to ride at 7am most mornings in full show attire.
Kings Troop actually advertise lessons for civvies at £35/hr. The horses tend to be better schooled as well.

**ex_donkey_man** · 13-05-2010, 19:33

It is possible. Each troop also has one civilian groom as well, full time, paid. I would suggest contacting the riding master as a few have suggested, or if you want to go further and buy a horse - the Vet is the person to see, they do sell them off cheap as chips!
But you need to have all your land / stable inspected by the vet.

**AmandaM** · 17-02-2012, 11:15

Originally Posted by Vent_Tube_Tester

Why is all this horse talk being mentioned on the Armoured Thread

As much as the rest of the Amoured Corp detest the HHC, they are still Armoured, we are all Cavalry, well apart from those 2, that started out as the rejects from every other regiment, and we all have a Stables Troop, QS?

**Ravers** · 17-02-2012, 11:17

Originally Posted by AmandaM

As much as the rest of the Amoured Corp detest the HHC, they are still Armoured, we are all Cavalry, well apart from those 2, that started out as the rejects from every other regiment, and we all have a Stables Troop, QS?

Tuesday I think.

**JoeCivvie** · 17-02-2012, 11:33

I wish I'd known about this 15+ years ago when I used to ride in Hyde Park from Lilo Blum's stable - it would have saved me a fortune.

(Very sad - I'd booked a hack and the night before I saw little Louise, one of the stable girls, in tears on the evening news - stable had burned down and they'd lost a couple of the horses).