The morning passer-by does not dream, there is indeed horses, boulevard Henri IVthose of the last mounted regiment of the Republican Guard, and visible each year during Heritage Days.
The Mounted Republican Guard consists of 480 men and women and 470 horsesthe last unit of the French cavalry and the last largest formation in the world, accompanied by a brass band.
In 2014, during his official visit, the Chinese president was surprised by two things, the blagounettes of François Hollande and the escort on horseback, hence the idea of the president of Emmanuel Macron to offer one from the Republican Guard. Diplomacy and prestige of France, when you hold us…
And then still in 2014, during his last state visit to France and Paris, the Queen of Englandshe also had the honor of being accompanied by the Republican Guard, to the town hall and to the flower market, a market since renamed in her name.
And the Parisians really felt the pleasure that Queen Elisabeth II took in visiting Paris. A queen who has always been surrounded by horses, in private and in formal exit. The regiment of the Republican Guard on horseback in Paris has its equivalent in London and Buckingham, the Horse Guardscuirassiers of the regiment of the British cavalry which protects the royal house, horsemen, blue and red tunic, black horses, color of mourning.