The Queen's favourite horse was a Saskatchewan thoroughbred

A horse named Burmese, bred by the RCMP and given as a gift, is said to have been Queen Elizabeth’s favourite horse. #Horse #Saskatchewan #QueenElizabeth Watch The National live on YouTube Sunday-Friday at 9 p.m. ET Subscribe to The National: youtube.com/user/CBCTheNational?sub_confirmation=1 Connect with The National online: Facebook | www.facebook.com/thenational Twitter | twitter.com/CBCTheNational Instagram | www.instagram.com/cbcthenational More from CBC News | www.cbc.ca/news The National is CBC's flagship nightly news program, featuring the day's top stories with in-depth and original journalism, with hosts Adrienne Arsenault and Andrew Chang in Toronto, Ian Hanomansing in Vancouver and the CBC's chief political correspondent, Rosemary Barton in Ottawa.

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