H.M. Queen Elizabeth II riding Carltonlima Emma with Terry Pendry on Murthwaite Dawn Chorus
On todays show I’m talking with a man who’s journey from very humble beginnings has taken him to the pinnacle of horse culture. You may know him from the image of him standing on the Long Walk at Windsor castle with Carltonlima Emma paying his respects to the late Queen Elizabeth
So I would like to introduce my guest Terry Pendry who for the last 28 years served as head groom to the Queen and was awarded the title of Military Knight.
This podcast was recorded in May 2023.
Terry Pendry with Carltonlima Emma on The Long Walk
H.M. Queen Elizabeth II with Carltonlima Emma
H.M. Queen Elizabeth II with Carltonlima Emma
H.M. Queen Elizabeth II with Fell ponies Bybeck Nightingale and Bybeck Katie
Show notes
Being made a military Knight
Riding a cow as a farmers boy and riding bareback
Becoming an apprentice jockey aged 15
Joining the Blues and Royals
Basic Training
Trooping the Colour with Centennial
Stabling 200 horses for the Golden Jubilee
Breeding at Hampton Court
Irish Draught Horses for chargers and the Canadian Mounted Police
Getting horses used to traffic
Meeting the Duke of Edinburgh’s Fells and finding a fell for Queen Elizabeth II
Meeting Tommy Capstick and Carltonlima Emma
The Queens funeral procession
Becoming stud groom at Windsor castle
Starting ponies at 3 years old
Driving ponies and the Bowmans
Hampton Court breeding and grading program
Horses for courses and breeding for temperament
Queens favourite horses
Being invited to work as the groom by Queen Elizabeth
Mary Longsden and the Queens birthday parade
Grey ponies
The importance of breeding native ponies