Painted in honor of Burmese, the black Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) mare gifted to Queen Elizabeth II in 1969—an extraordinary Canadian horse whose steady presence became part of modern British royal history. For eighteen consecutive Trooping the Colour ceremonies, Burmese carried the Queen through the annual royal birthday parade with quiet authority and an unshakable temperament. In 1981, when blank shots rang out during the procession, Burmese held her composure—an iconic moment of poise that lives on in memory, and in the Queen’s later tribute, including the equestrian statue in Regina, Saskatchewan.
This portrait leans into that same spirit: strength without spectacle, elegance anchored in calm. Brushed in cool graphite blues and softened shadows, the face emerges with gentle gravity—attentive, intelligent, and self-possessed. “Burmese” is a tribute to a rare partnership built on trust over time, and to the kind of steadiness that becomes its own form of legacy—from the Royal Windsor Horse Show to Windsor, and far beyond.
