Within the two years because the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, we’ve coated the occasions within the lifetime of her beloved Fell pony Emma. However now one other equine has obtained an award for its contribution to service and particularly its position within the Queen’s funeral procession.
Meet Yogi, registered title Lord Firebrand, a navy working horse who spent his profession within the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery. The good-looking black gelding was the lead horse through the funeral procession of the Queen’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Corridor.
For this and different duties together with state opening of Parliament, state visits, the Platinum Jubilee celebrations and Trooping the Color, Yogi has been awarded the PDSA Order of Advantage ‒ “the animals’ OBE” ‒ in recognition of his excellent devotion to society, together with his position within the late monarch’s mendacity in state and different royal occasions. Yogi went “past his basic position and accountability by supporting his rider throughout high-pressure events,” Jan McLoughlin, PDSA director basic advised the BBC.
Yogi retired in December 2023 and is the fifty fifth recipient of the medal.
The Individuals’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) was based in 1917 and is the UK’s veterinary charity, which gives pet homeowners with funding to assist pay vet payments.