Queen's fell pony Emma named horse of a lifetime at awards

The precocious Queen's favourite riding pony Emma, has been named equine of a beingness astatine the Horse & Hound awards.

The fell pony, who made a poignant quality astatine the precocious monarch's funeral, won the accolade pursuing a nationalist vote.

The grant and a container of carrots was accepted by Lizzie Briant, who competed connected Emma successful showing classes.

She said: "Everybody adores her astatine the Royal Mews - determination isn't a pony successful the state that is amended loved."

Emma took portion successful 3 pageants astatine the Royal Windsor Horse Show implicit the years including for the Queen's 90th day and her Platinum Jubilee.

The Queen's stud groom Terry Pendry who stood with Emma successful the Castle grounds arsenic the Queen's coffin made its mode up the Long Walk astatine Windsor, said of learning of the award: "Her Majesty adored Emma.

"She is simply a comfy thrust and sure-footed. Emma ever enjoyed a carrot retired of a brownish insubstantial container aft riding."

Emma - whose afloat sanction is Carltonlima Emma - hacked retired successful Windsor Great Park with the Queen for 15 years, with their last thrust unneurotic taking spot successful July.

On the time of the monarch's ceremonial successful September, the Queen's sheepskin saddle screen and her silk headscarf which she wore erstwhile riding were laid implicit the saddle.

Buckingham Palace said the pony, whose afloat sanction is Carltonlima Emma, would proceed to beryllium much-loved and cared for astatine the Royal Mews successful Windsor.