watering order
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Giving water to the horses? But 'inspection in watering order'?
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Read as - It seems the horses were lined up for watering and the Commanding Officer inspected C Squadron horses, in the order they were lined up.
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cyngast
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I found this about Watering Order: "Then, at 7am is the hour long Watering Order. It sets off from Hyde Park Barracks and through central London to provide exercise for horses and riders (including band members) not taking part in the Queen’s Life Guard. These traditions comes from a time when in battle, horses were taken from camp each morning to find water to drink before going into battle." It's from https://www.primestables.co.uk/news/horses-and-our-royal-family/ This, of course, refers to the Household Cavalry in modern London, but explains a bit about where the tradition started.
Probably what is happening here is that an inspection is underway while the horses are being exercised in the square.
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