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This is LoveThe Master of the Horse is esteemed as the third great Officer at Court, giving place only to the Lord Steward and the Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household.

Formerly this Officer was called ‘Constable, and held much more power than his successors of today.

He now has the charge of ordering and disposing of all matters relating to the Sovereign stables, races and breeds of horses and has jurisdiction over the Equerries, Pages and many others employed in his department.

At State Processions he rides next to the Sovereign and, in the case of a Queen Regnant, in the carriage with Her Majesty.

At the Coronation of Queen Victoria the Master of the Horse and the Mistress of the Robes rode in the State carriage with the Queen.

The present Master is the Duke of Westmoreland.

Historically records of the appointment started in 1391 with the first Master of the Horse, Sir John Russell.

There were four previous holders of the position starting in 1360, but Sir John Russell was the first to hold the title officially.

He served King Richard II faithfully.