The unbreakable bond between Queen Elizabeth II and her Canadian horse

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  • Опубліковано 1 чер 2022
  • From 1969 to 1986, Queen Elizabeth II rode only one horse for all her public events and parades: a striking black mare from Canada named Burmese.
    Born in Saskatchewan, Burmese was bred to be a police horse for the RCMP -- but when the Queen was looking for a new riding horse, Burmese was offered to her as a gift instead.
    Dawna Friesen looks back at the monarch's special bond with her favourite steed, and how the pair overcame a terrifying moment in 1981.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 77

  • @LadyVineXIII
    @LadyVineXIII Рік тому +57

    Burmese was an absolute beauty. I am so sad that I was too young to see such an exceptional duo working so wonderfully together. May the Beautiful Queen and her Beloved Mare be reunited in the heaven when the time comes.

  • @freeda4100
    @freeda4100 Рік тому +16

    Absolutely LOVED the black horses the Canadian Mounties rode heading up the queen’s funeral parade. Stunning & breathtaking ❤

    • @Diamondmine212
      @Diamondmine212 Рік тому

      All 4 horses were ones that the Mounties gave her ,they live on her farm at Windsor.

  • @carolinestephens3503
    @carolinestephens3503 Рік тому +35

    Our friend Syliva Stanier worked for Queen Elizabeth and trained Burmese in side saddle. Syliva was awarded an LVO for her training when the blanks were fired at Queen Elizabeth - the horse did not bolt because of the shot, for she had been trained with gunshots but because one of the security party cantered up beside her and startled the horse. Queen Elizabeth and her beloved horses are together again.

    • @allenl9214
      @allenl9214 Рік тому +10

      Wow.. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police had the honor to ride the Queen's horses and lead the Queen's funeral procession. She truly loved them

    • @eliotreader8220
      @eliotreader8220 Рік тому +3

      @@allenl9214 I think the normal police horses behaved well too. that big Drum Horse was fine sight standing in the doorway of the Army stable.

  • @TH-tl6sy
    @TH-tl6sy Рік тому +21

    This was a very sweet and heartwarming piece. Thank you.

  • @kenmorris2290
    @kenmorris2290 Рік тому +27

    Having owned and loved a black Canadian mare that was a veteran of many parades, I can relate to this story. After doing just about everything with horses over the past 30 years, it's my opinion that parades are the most dangerous thing you can do with a horse, when total risk is considered. You have not only your own and your horse's safety to look after, but that of the public as well. A runaway horse can do a lot of damage, and if they get spooked those barriers mean nothing. And you have absolutely no idea of what the public will do. They love to see the horses, but most have no idea of the risks. And there is always the worry that there's someone in the crowd with intent to harm. You know all that, but stay calm, smile, and wave.

  • @alicel3992
    @alicel3992 Рік тому +8

    These are the kinds of stories I love to hear. Thanks for sharing.

  • @a.hoctavius5848
    @a.hoctavius5848 Рік тому +19

    Keep calm and carry on! A value we desperately need to bring back

  • @angela_tarantulas
    @angela_tarantulas Рік тому +7

    They met again ❤️ Rest in heaven ⭐️

    • @forexed8948
      @forexed8948 3 місяці тому +1

      Queen and Mare reunited, I'm willing to bet Burmese knew her queen was coming back to her and was ready and saddled up for the ocassion.

  • @canadiangirl7439
    @canadiangirl7439 Рік тому +16

    Awesome story. Can’t say enough good about the queen They broke the mould when she was born ❤️❤️❤️. God Bless the Queen long may she reign

  • @onion6foot
    @onion6foot Рік тому +2

    I understand being truly happy when with horses.
    Many years ago, when I WORKED at a 40-horse stable, someone remarked I always was smiling when I rode. I hadn't even realized it.
    I love that the queen loved horses. ( we apparently share distant ancestors via her mother)

  • @justifiedfreely6715
    @justifiedfreely6715 Рік тому +2

    I’m not crying you’re crying 😿 ❤

  • @Pelley4560
    @Pelley4560 Рік тому +4

    as a Canadian, I couldn't be prouder to have had this remarkable woman as my queen

  • @leemackie8434
    @leemackie8434 Рік тому +6

    Burmese was an amazing beautiful friend to the Queen and held her safe 💗👏✨💫

  • @nicolamandese3743
    @nicolamandese3743 Рік тому +4

    She's riding with Bermese again. RIP Your Majesty

  • @slinman100
    @slinman100 Рік тому +4

    That’s a beautiful love story!

  • @jfkennedy964
    @jfkennedy964 Рік тому +3

    ❤❤❤ that's a sweet story.

  • @forexed8948
    @forexed8948 3 місяці тому +1

    the Queen and her Burmese reunited in heaven, I'll bet they're going on long rides together again.

  • @justcharlie6038
    @justcharlie6038 Рік тому +2

    May she reign forever

  • @orangechev79
    @orangechev79 Рік тому +4

    The Queen gets to see Burmese now and go for another ride.

  • @Dorian-wf1iv
    @Dorian-wf1iv 5 місяців тому +1

    Rest in peace 🙏 🪦

  • @Dorian-wf1iv
    @Dorian-wf1iv 5 місяців тому +1

    The Queen was a great rider rest in peace and her beautiful mare ❤️ 💙 🙏 ♥️

  • @1212matt
    @1212matt Рік тому +3

    Such a beautiful horse didn't throw the queen yet took her out of Harm's Way talk about dedication

  • @maccers2023
    @maccers2023 Рік тому +2

    Wow Queen was a boss, she just laughed, she didn't flinch when them shots rang out ,patted her horse and carried on ,always respected the Queen not English but still , she was 1 strong woman only Queen I ever new in my lifetime

    • @lenoraphuahjiahui8809
      @lenoraphuahjiahui8809 Рік тому +2

      Me too i am respect and support to the queen elizabeth ii have done to us rest in peace HM ER II.

  • @chid4610
    @chid4610 Рік тому +5

    Love the Queen! Love the Monarchy!

  • @Baby-gt2bm
    @Baby-gt2bm Рік тому +1

    What a wonderful Queen and horse

  • @jahnavisingh6118
    @jahnavisingh6118 Рік тому +2

    so special

  • @TheMightyBlackPearl
    @TheMightyBlackPearl Рік тому +1

    Queen Elizabeth and her beautiful Burmese 😍
    I love their unique little love story. 💕
    I'm the same with my furbaby. He goes wherever I go. I will also have him buried with me. A bond that cannot be broken.

  • @barontaylor7139
    @barontaylor7139 Рік тому +1

    There is a statue of this horse outside of the Saskatchewan Legislature in Regina

  • @Neive.eqwelzh
    @Neive.eqwelzh Рік тому +1

    Rest in peace 🙏

  • @JessieB_
    @JessieB_ Рік тому +1

    Hard to control a startled horse while riding side saddle. They both did extremely well. x

  • @BS-nt9oc
    @BS-nt9oc Рік тому +1

    Deep dive…and this Riding Master Scott Williamson is a part of history….Bless the Queen.

  • @watchgoose
    @watchgoose Рік тому +1

    HM still had the Fell ponies to ride.

  • @westzed23
    @westzed23 24 дні тому

    When the sculptor was designing the statue of the Queen riding Burmese, she contacted Buckingham Palace to supply photos of the hat the Queen had been wearing during that trooping of the colour. She received a telephone reply from Her Majesty. After discussing the hat the Queen asked if having the hat itself would be better, and of course it would. So the Queen shipped the hat over to Canada for the sculptor to use. It is a beautiful statue.

  • @8ballphil150
    @8ballphil150 Місяць тому

    I am retired Welsh guards . I was on this parade . We where trooping our colour . I am bloody proud of the queen for not panicking , and Burmese for being such a professional Hanoverian cross thoroughbred mare . RIP my queen and Burmese . Such an amazing partnership .

    • @westzed23
      @westzed23 24 дні тому +1

      The whole incident happened so fast but was dealt with quickly. The Queen stayed so calm and patted Burmese and continued on with the ceremony. Her Majesty seemed unflappable in any situation. Rest in Peace Your Majesty.

  • @beatrizaceiton3691
    @beatrizaceiton3691 Рік тому +2

    She is so good looking

  • @mradamhimself6165
    @mradamhimself6165 8 місяців тому

    I will love to ride a horse one day istg

  • @dakodaboutilier
    @dakodaboutilier Рік тому

    How old he

  • @Diamondmine212
    @Diamondmine212 Рік тому

    Burmese quickly steadied and he and the Queen carried on has steady as a rock. When He retired the Queen retired from riding side saddle too.

  • @cynthiaelesevandyke-melcho1864

    💜🙏🙂

  • @ellensantarcangelo4359
    @ellensantarcangelo4359 5 місяців тому

    If the horse was a mare, why do they keep saying "he"?

  • @robertrobello738
    @robertrobello738 Рік тому

    Did you have a winner

  • @nookalpacinofilms5847
    @nookalpacinofilms5847 Рік тому +4

    sʜᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ʟᴏᴠᴇs ᴋɪᴅs 😊
    ... 🍽

  • @moodybooze1
    @moodybooze1 Рік тому +2

    There’s no way that horse is 90 years old. Do horses live that long? I thought only tortoises and trees lived to 90. Wait is the Queen a horse? This is some strange news for sure.

    • @lizwhittleston5963
      @lizwhittleston5963 Рік тому +9

      Get help

    • @salyluz6535
      @salyluz6535 Рік тому +9

      I highly recommend you first watch a video, before posting the comment. Or perhaps refrain from posting when you are also drinking and smoking.

    • @xhogun8578
      @xhogun8578 Рік тому +2

      Burmese was born in 1962 and died in 1990. From 69 to 86 the Queen rode her in the trooping of the colour.

  • @bonsang1073
    @bonsang1073 Рік тому +1

    right, the sight of a horse been sullied by the RCMP like forever.
    not cool

  • @barryjatkinson
    @barryjatkinson Рік тому +1

    There's so much misleading hype about the queen and this film is guilty like so many others. What do you base "keen and skilled rider" on? Is that the judgement of a professional horse person or just made up by a journalist? The newsreel documentary film created when she was 18, with her sister Margaret, clearly showed that her riding skills were poor (especially compared to her younger sister) and I've seen nothing since that has changed that.

    • @ChanT3
      @ChanT3 Рік тому +1

      Dude, I’m pretty sure you would never make it to that position without knowing about horses, especially police horses.

    • @barryjatkinson
      @barryjatkinson Рік тому

      @@ChanT3 ? position ?

    • @ChanT3
      @ChanT3 Рік тому

      @@barryjatkinson RCMP Riding Master

    • @barryjatkinson
      @barryjatkinson Рік тому

      @@ChanT3 so do you agree that her riding skills were limited? My impression remains unchanged. I keep looking but there's nothing factual out there that confirms that she was any more than average. It's all hype and money.

    • @ChanT3
      @ChanT3 Рік тому +1

      @@barryjatkinson Your opinion means nothing compared to the RCMP riding master.

  • @finz9982
    @finz9982 Рік тому

    "if a woman does not cover her head, she might as well have her hair cut off; but if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, then she should cover her head."
    (1 Corinthians 11:6)

    • @caitlynharbidge3056
      @caitlynharbidge3056 Рік тому +1

      guess God hates cancer patients

    • @alicel3992
      @alicel3992 Рік тому

      Frpm Alice L
      Finz
      Many CHRISTian women have short hair.
      Corinthians had a cultural reason for women having the heads covered. Prostitutes did not cover their heads. Male prostitutes in Corinth had longer hair.

    • @salyluz6535
      @salyluz6535 Рік тому +1

      The queen nearly always has her head covered, and always when she is at church.

    • @loritalbot3063
      @loritalbot3063 Рік тому +3

      Huh?

    • @salyluz6535
      @salyluz6535 Рік тому

      @Lori Talbot:
      Why does the queen and why do all royal women always wear a hat to church? Because of 1 Corinthians chapter 11, Christian women through history up until the last 40 - 50 years always had their heads covered when they were worshiping, praying, teaching Sunday School etc. Since the 1970s this has changed as most churches modernized, but some churches still retain this tradition because they believe the Bible is God’s word and is still in effect for God’s people today. The Christians I know in India still follow this principle, also many African Christians I know. Women belonging to some churches keep their heads covered nearly all of the time, so they are always ready to pray. Some of those churches are Amish, Mennonite, Brethren, Hutterite, and there are more. If you are curious about it, read the New Testament of the Bible, book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 11.