Having considered the recent proposed reduction in Army manpower it intrigued me to learn that there are 485 horses in the British Army compared with 227 main line Challenger tanks. Presumably the horses are non operational but kept for ceremonial duties. The Army appears to be the main component of the All Forces Polo Association of which Prince Charles is patron. One wonders how many horses e.g. in the Household Cavalry also double as polo ponies because it appears that Chukhas for aspiring polo players can be subsidised by the Army. I wonder if the reduction in manpower of 10,000 will be commensurate with the number of horses retained. It would be interesting to find out the cost to the taxpayer of the Army’s antiquated and elitist retention of so many useless and redundant nags!!