The Duke of Edinburgh: His Passion for Carriage Driving

Prince Philip made a huge contribution to the equestrian world. In the 1960s he was one of Britain's top eight polo players, but when he retired from the sport, he tried his hand at carriage driving.

He excelled in four-in-hand international driving, and is credited with essentially creating the modern sport of combined driving. He represented Britain in three European and six World Championships.

He encouraged his children to ride and took great pleasure in the achievements of Prince Charles in polo and hunting and Princess Anne in eventing and racing.

He once said: “Some optimists tend to assume that, once you have learned the lesson that horses bite at one end and kick at the other, there is nothing further to worry about – no such luck, I am afraid. That is only lesson one in a learning process that goes on as long as you are mug enough to continue to associate with horses.”

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