I have been told a story,  Is it true?

Following a bad day on the polo field when his/her horse performed
rather badly, a member of the British Royal family poured
petrol/gasoline over the horse and set it alight.

I cannot believe any Englishman would do this to a horse whatever the provocation.
But the Royal Family has many foreigners in it.

So what is the truth behind this story?

Reguards Kemlo

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Clarification of Question by kemlo-ga on 28 Aug 2006 10:28 PDT

Found It here 

http://www.indiasite.com/rajasthan/alwar/history.html

Thanks anyway

Klemo

"But the Royal Family has many foreigners in it" ... well, Windsor
alias Saxe-Coburg-Gotha... ;-)

Yikes!!! Is this true, Kemlo???

Steph53

Polo players use more than one pony in a match.  The story seems very,
very unlikely.  He could have changed ponies, if one was indisposed,
and wouldn't have to get upset about it.  A player must change ponies
after each chukka.

Take it from me, I am an expert, once saw a match almost 40 years ago.  ;-)

It is very difficult, if not impossible, to prove that something did
not happen. However, an incident like the one described, if true,
would surely cause widespread outrage, and I'd expect to see massive
media coverage of such a story. Since there doesn't appear to be such
media coverage, it seems likely that this is nothing more than a
rumor.

Found It

This gorgeously dressed, learned Prince Charming with a magnetic
personality was also 'sinister beyond belief'. Disappointed with a
particular pony after a polo match, he doused the animal with petrol
and set fire to it!

Not quite prince Charles