The gifting of Noble follows a more\u002Dthan\u002D50\u002Dyear tradition dating back to 1969 when Burmese, a black mare, was given to Queen Elizabeth II.
Let’s first get the basic headstone info out of the way: Her registered name is actually Her Noble, following the convention of giving Hanoverian mares names that begin with the first letter of their father’s name, in this case after stallion High Spirits. . Born in 2016, she was named by a then-four-year-old Estevan, Sask. boy who submitted it to the RCMP’s annual Name-the-Foal contest./Noble stands 16.
The Queen, meanwhile, has reciprocated, presenting the RCMP with two horses, one of them the offspring of Elizabeth . She also gifted the RCMP a hand-carved wooden hobby horse, in honour of Burmese. The Queen enjoyed a laugh when she saw then-RCMP commissioner Bob Paulson riding a hobbyhorse she gave him. Burmese — the live one, not the wooden version — was the Queen’s favourite. She rode her at the Trooping the Colour ceremony for 18 consecutive years, from 1969 to ’86. When Burmese retired, so, too, did the Queen — after a fashion — thereafter switching to a carriage for the annual event.
“She showed so many positive attributes in her temperament and demeanor. With the kind of atmosphere that comes with traveling across Canada and showing for the Canadian public, it just seemed that by the end of the tour year, this was an obvious choice to give to the King.”
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