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The HCMR Band, specifically when denoted as the "Massed Mounted Bands" on parade, is led by two musicians on Shire horses who are playing the timpani. They steer the reins of the drum horses with their feet, due to their hands being occupied with the drumsticks. A drum horse must have a minimum of 68 inches in order to be used in this regard.
Apollo the Drum Horse will be ridden by Lance Corporal Chris Diggle from the Band of the Household Cavalry. The nine-year-old horse stands at over 17 hands (1.73 metres) tall and weighs in at ...
The American Drum Horse is a modern American breed of heavy horse of draft type. It is based on, and named for, the drum horse of the Life Guards of the British Royal Household Cavalry , which carries the kettle-drummer and large silver kettle-drums, and is usually a Clydesdale or Shire , and often either piebald or skewbald .
The Band at the King's Birthday Parade, 2023. The Mounted Band of the Household Cavalry was a merger in 2014 of the 35 piece Band of The Blues and Royals and the 35 piece Band of The Life Guards. They are now one band of 64 musicians but wear the uniform of both The Blues and Royals and The Life Guards.
The Household Cavalry Musical Ride has been performed at agricultural shows, military tattoos since the 1880s. The display is often accompanied by the drum horses and mounted State Trumpeters of The Mounted Band of The Household Cavalry. During the display it is usually recorded music of that band.
Troopers in the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment assembled in the Parade Square at Hyde Park Barracks to take part in an annual event to find the best turned out soldier and horse.
The rider of the piebald (black-and-white) drum horse, working the reins with his feet, crosses drumsticks above his head in salute. Lining the edge of St. James's Park are the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery and the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment – the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals.
The massed bands during the Beating Retreat in 2008. The Beating Retreat is a massive gathering of the band's of the Household Division on Horse Guards Parade.It is based on a 16th-century military ceremony in England that was first used to recall nearby patrolling units to their castle.