Ronald Reagan BELOW – on his favourite mare ‘Tar Baby’    He has just finished filming ‘Night Unto Day’ with Viveca Lindfors

Ronald Reagan BELOW – Horse riding with The Queen at Windsor Castle in 1982

ABOVE – The Queen with Ronald Reagan riding in the grounds of Windsor Castle 1982

In 1983 The Queen and Prince Philip visited California on the Royal Yacht Britannia and hosted a special party there for President Reagan and His Wife.  Later in the visit she went to the Reagan’s Ranch but there had been a huge storm and a lot of rain and her motorcade had great difficulty going along the mountain road that led there.

They all seemed to get on very well and one senses warmth between them – maybe it was a shared love of horses and horse riding that gave them a common bond

BELOW : Alexis Smith is herself a horse lover – she was in her element when she was cast with Ronald Reagan in ‘Stallion Road’ – in the role of a horse trainer.

Ann Francis above – another horse woman

Ronald Reagan ABOVE – his greatest love is horse riding – here he is with a few of his horses