RIDERLESS HORSE MEMORIAL CEREMONY

HERALD:  Their Majesties ask the populace to stand.  

HERALD:  The Ladies of the Rose and the Ladies of Valorous Estate will now escort the Riderless Horse Memorial into Court.

THE LADIES OF THE ROSE AND VALOROUS ESTATE APPROACH FOLLOWED BY THE RIDERLESS HORSE WEARING THE CEREMONIAL CAPARISON 

THE KING OR QUEEN OR HERALD OR ONE OF THE LADIES READS (at the Crown’s discretion): 
 
The Kingdom of An Tir needed a permanent memorial representing our sorrow for those who have passed away.  The Ladies of the Rose and the Ladies of Valorous Estate proposed using a Riderless Horse to represent those who have died, both as a dignified way of marking their passing, and to provide a ceremony that will be instantly and universally understood by those who witness it.  
 
Today, we bring before you the Riderless Horse Memorial, which will be a constantly evolving piece of An Tir history which is stewarded by the Ladies of the Rose and Ladies of Valorous Estate.  The caparison has been fashioned from retired pieces of Kingdom Regalia, and will continue to be added to by members of the Ladies of the Rose and Valorous Estate and the populace of our Kingdom.
  
It is right and fitting that members of the populace of An Tir who pass on be remembered and recognized for their presence and contributions to the Sable Kingdom.

THE QUEEN CARRIES A BLACK TASSEL TO THE RIDERLESS HORSE 

HERALD:   Therefore do We, Queen _______, hereby recognize ____________.

THE QUEEN ATTACHES THE TASSEL ON THE CAPARISON 

THE HERALD READS THE NAME OF EACH PERSON WHO HAS PASSED AS THE QUEEN ATTACHES A TASSEL TO THE CAPARISON.  THERE IS A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOLLOWING EACH NAME.  

THE LADIES OF THE ROSE AND VALOROUS ESTATE ESCORT THE RIDERLESS HORSE OUT OF COURT.   THERE ARE NO CHEERS OR APPLAUSE.