I have always ridden. My father was in the Household Cavalry but I was in the Light Dragoons, which is similar but without the ceremonial role. I played polo and hunted with them, which is the much better side of equestrian life in the military! I see how hard they work to produce and turn out those horses; it's almost seven days a week in Knightsbridge, very different to hunting and playing polo.
Sadly, since I've left the
