Paul Boyles surprised his wife Kay with a special guest as best man for their wedding: the couple's retired racehorse, King Erik, who walked down the aisle carrying the rings in a special saddle bag.
The 8-year-old, who retired in 2021 with a tendon injury, was ridden by Steph Marshall, a family friend, and stood behind the couple during the ceremony and posed for photos.
To prepare for Erik's wedding debut, Paul made sure the horse was accustomed to the music that would be playing when he walked down the aisle (the theme to “Black Beauty”), and he set up chairs in an indoor arena to be sure the horse wouldn't be afraid of them.
The couple then ditched their plans to go to Italy on a honeymoon and instead took Erik and another horse named Splash on a riding honeymoon in Wales.
Read more at the Mirror.
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