The Queen's favourite riding pony Emma was honoured with a very special award on Thursday after being voted for by the public.
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Her Majesty's four-legged companion, whose full name is Carltonlima Emma, won the award Horse of a Lifetime Award at a gala dinner at Cheltenham racecourse for the annual Horse and Hound awards.
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The star companion received a bag of delicious carrots for her tremendous efforts.
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Lizzie Briant, who accepted the prize and the carrots on behalf of head groom Terry Pendry, said: "Emma has the most wonderful temperament and never puts a foot wrong."
© Photo: Getty ImagesThe Queen riding Emma in 2008
"It was thrilling when I realised she was going to Windsor to be ridden by the Queen. Everybody adores her at the Royal Mews — there isn’t a pony in the country that is better loved."
This isn't the first time Emma has had people talking, as in September the late Queen's equine friend made an incredibly moving appearance at her funeral and looked terribly forlorn as Her Majesty's coffin made its way past her on the Long Walk at Windsor.
Emma, who is a Highland Fell pony, was in Terry's capable hands as she stood on the Castle grounds and awaited the Queen's coffin.
© Photo: Getty ImagesEmma waited for Her Majesty's coffin to pass at Windsor
Talking about the 24-year-old mare, Terry said: "Her Majesty adored Emma. "She is a comfortable ride and sure-footed. Emma always enjoyed a carrot out of a brown paper bag after riding."
Queen Elizabeth II was known for her passion for both horses and horse racing, and in an interview in September, broadcaster Clare Balding revealed the sweet reason behind the Queen's love of horse racing.
© Photo: Getty ImagesThe Queen has always made her love for horses known
Speaking on the BBC during the Queen's final journey from Northolt to Buckingham Palace, Clare said: "The Queen's passions were horses and dogs. Racing was the passion she shared with the public. The Queen loved to go to the stables to see horses on gallops in the morning and talk to all the grooms."
Clare also shared that Her Majesty enjoyed horse racing because all eyes were not on her for a change.
"Racing was such a wonderful thing for her to be able to enjoy, she liked the attention to be on others and that was the case at the races," she said.
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