The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-05-26
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The Coronation Of Queen Eliza
beth II win Be celebrated here BY.
few Of Her Majestyss subjects.
According 70 the news ii various
magazines, more people viii view
the Coronation parade than ever
before, thanks to Nv. But it seems
70 me that il 7 were In London
I'D rather stand III i drizzling rain
to see the real thing than 70 view
i on i screen. The New Yorker.
tells how some spanking bays
and some prancing grays are.
being loaned BY their owners SO
that the parade win have equine
blueblood ID II too. Was especially
amused at the picture cOnjllred up
~ the London correspondent who
said that since big brass of the
Navy and the Air Force would be
expected to be mounted for the
cavalcade they were nervously get
ting into practice b riding daily
in Rotten Row and along other
famous bride paths
a horse ii 1 parade Is apt To-
shy and even bolt unless he's
schooled To remain calm. Accord
Ing to tho report from London, the
chief danger comes from urchinsl
who may suddenly wave 1 nag
from the sidelines. / suppose the.
horses are undergoing al sorts of
weird training procedures Is insure
their best behavior however odd
the circumstances. but YOU can
never tell what 1 horse win do
even when ron ride It constantly
and get used 70 It's Qlirks. / had
! little steelgray mare who was.
surefoOted o. goat and just
about as quick On tie jump. She
had several bad habits 81 which i
could never break her, and +
rode her fcr over ten years. Every
time we entered i culyeFt she.
would bolt when hall way through
and everytine We crossed u
bridge, / had TO get of and lead
her. she refused to put i hoof on.
1 bridge unless / went first.
THIS HABIT once resulted Iii
an injury for both Of Us. II was
! snowy day ii January. We came
q j little creek with is coat 81
|iee covered with snow 50 that 4
couldn't determine the thickness.
Not that ile water was more than
hOek deep anyway. but when
Lady Besb stepped out o. TIE ice,
i cracked and she wheeled and
scrambled % the hank nearly toss
ING lo. ! decided 70 Iead her
across. TlLxt d, planned % wall
TIE plank. il was Just that. 4
broad plank tOOshridge with No.
railing while ] hold Oh q her
bride, and JET her lake h Oh the
iee. We started catt III rlaat. but
the ice cracked again ana she
hrnke loose. ] was wiling "a rive
up and started back across the
boards when auddenly there she;
was, up on tic plank zkefalIy
putting one loot III front III the
ether trembling but willing ID fol-
low.
4HE NloUk Dlisg 81 couIdnt back
|up. I could only turn around and
start aeroHs ahead az her. The
drop wasn't 1ar ID The creekbed
kab0ut three feetl, but IS tie mare
advanced, she grew boIder and
starred c0Hning fast. / had q run
To- ~ and sast II ] cot q ste op-
posite bank. / slipped Her fore.
loot eauEht ne ana seraped ne
woOlined boot right 0lf my leg hi
winter, sh0 was sh0d with special
shoes which nd little steel Wedges
Inserted IN them Do keep her from
slipping 10 lOp Il III tls plank
hroke, and down went the horse.
her hOofs failing. / rolled over to.
avoid them, and both 81 Is ended
IN III about f0Ut Cg cracked iee
and Tim coolest water sou can
Imagine. she got ! serape fr0ra n
splinter and / mad 10 slaunch TIE
hl0od win snow. AZ f0r me, / had
Eame Len for several weeks