22 MAY 1953, Page 7

For Those in. Hazard on the Horse Even the steadiest

horses are an uncertain quantity on these occasions. They can be trained to ignore loud noises, waving flags and all the rest of it; but they cannot be made-impervious to the atmosphere of expectancy and emotional excitement generated by the crowds, nor to the contagious or telepathic effects of any nervousness which their riders may feel. At the Coronation of King George VI the commander-in-chief of the troops taking part, Field-Marshal the Earl of Cavan, had some trouble with his charger at an early stage of the proceedings, lost his plumed hat as a result, and rode over the rest.of the route bare-headed. And he was a very fine horseman.