“BOOMERANG!” was the unanimous choice of anyone canvassed since springtime to pick their horse of a lifetime, followed by a long list of other favourites. There in the mix too though was Stroller, the Irish-bred pony who went to the Olympics and won a silver medal.

He and his rider Marion Coakes became household names to the British public, back when show jumping was a staple item of BBC sports coverage and Stroller was even a special guest at the wedding of Coakes and David Mould, the Queen Mother’s stable jockey.