As the royal children get new ponies, why horse riding is a rite of passage for posh kids
Riding might be the royal sport of choice, but can it give your social connections a healthy boost? There's one surprising revelation...
Lady Louise Windsor and Sophie, Countess of Wessex seen carriage driving
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Last week the world’s least surprising news broke – Princes George and Louis and Princess Charlotte are learning to ride, and reportedly have their own ponies. Of course. The royal family is almost congenitally horsey. “It’s a bit like acting,” says Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty Magazine. “If you have a horsey family, it goes down the generations, just like actors’ children often become actors. The opportunities are all there – it would be unusual if at least some of them didn’t really go for it.”