A shire horse who cost just £500 when he was a yearling playee a key part during the coronation procession of King Charles III. Ed - now known as Major Apollo - is a ceremonial drum horse from the Dyfed Shire Horse farm in Eglwyswrw, Pembrokeshire.
The farm has a "loyal association" with The Household Cavalry and The Band of The Household Cavalry. Ed was the second horse to head to London from Pembrokeshire 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.
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