| The Horse Trust is delighted to welcome its third drum horse to the sanctuary in Speen. Constantine, a 17.1 hh blue roan Clydesdale, served the Household Cavalry for 20 years and during that time paraded 10 times at Trooping the Colour. This 23-year-old gelding joins former drum horses Janus and Leonidas who both retired to the Home a number of years ago. Signing up to the army at the age of three, Constantine's well-earned retirement at the Trust's Home of Rest for Horses in the Chiltern Hills goes some way to repay him for his dedication and commitment to his duties in the Army. "To see these beautiful gentle giants in the peace and tranquillity of the sanctuary is heart warming," says yard manager at the charity, Shirley Abbott. "Janus paired up immediately with Leo when he retired to us in 2003 even though they hadn't seen each other for three years. Once Constantine has spent a short time in quarantine to ensure he is fit and well enough to join the herd we shall all be watching eagerly to see how the three big boys greet each other."
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