The queen is well-known for her passion for horses, and as well as being a keen rider, she also breeds them and follows the horse racing every day — her favorite newspaper is The Racing Post.
Naturally, the queen owns a vast number of horses, in both a personal and professional capacity, and for ceremonial purposes, her majesty favors either Windsor Greys or Cleveland Bays. The horses get up at 6 a.m. and are exercised, fed, and groomed. Their harnesses are cleaned with Brasso and the saddles are polished with Belvoir Leather Balsam.
They wear a navy-blue cotton jacket with red and white piping, and their hay is strung in blue rope net. Their bedding is provided by royal warrant holders Bedmax and Sundown Products, while Dengie supplies alfalfa-based fiber feeds and Dodson & Horrell specialize in animal nutrition. Vale Brothers produce the royal horse-grooming brushes and accessories.