
After RCMP Constable Beverly White had spent more than an hour at attention on a sleek black horse under the hot sun in London’s Hyde Park, the grand weight of history was not as pressing as the unyielding hard leather of the British saddle. “It really is a much less comfortable saddle than the Canadian one – we’re going to be aching when this is done,” said the 32-year-old New Brunswick native, who, along with 15 fellow Mounties, had just endured a long morning beneath her stetson being screamed at by a British officer while engaging in precision exercises astride an unfamiliar horse. More related to this story It is, however, the highlight of their careers, and a big moment for the Mounties. On Wednesday ...
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