From 1969 to 1986, Queen Elizabeth rode only one horse for all her public events and parades: a black mare named Burmese. Dawna Friesen looks back at the monarch’s special bond with her favourite steed, how it all began thanks to the RCMP, and how the pair overcame a terrifying moment in 1981.
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