Sefton (army horse)
Sefton being honoured as 'Horse of the Year', 1982 | |
| Species | Equus ferus caballus |
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| Sex | Male |
| Born | July 1963 County Waterford, Ireland |
| Died | 9 July 1993 (aged 29–30) Speen, Buckinghamshire |
| Resting place | Defence Animal Training Regiment, Melton Mowbray |
| Occupation | Military cavalry horse |
| Years active | 1967–1984 |
| Owner | British Army |
| Height | 16.1 hands (1.7 m) |
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Sefton (1963–1993) was a British Army horse who served for 17 years from 1967 to 1984, coming to prominence when he was critically injured in the Hyde Park and Regent's Park bombings which, combined, killed seven other horses and eleven people. He recovered sufficiently to return to active service and was subsequently awarded "Horse of the Year". Sefton became one of the first horses to be placed in the British Horse Society's equestrian Hall of Fame, and with an annual award named after him.