Major Apollo is a ceremonial drum horse and will lead 200 other horses on the procession.
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He was the second horse to be sold by Dyfed Shire Horse Farm to the Household Cavalry in December 2019, following in the hoofprints of Celt, who became a drum horse in 2008.A third shire horse from the farm, Willa Rose, has also been bought by the Household Cavalry and is being trained as a drum horse.
He said: "They are the highest ranking animals in the British Army. I was down there last week and it is a joy to see how they look after these horses. "There'll be about 200 horses behind him. The drum horse's role is to lead all the others and it's quite a demanding role."You've got the noise, they've got to acquaint themselves with that. They rehearse early in the morning before London wakes up. It will be very, very special.
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