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The original Master of the Horse ( Latin: Magister Equitum) in the Roman Republic was an office appointed and dismissed by the Roman Dictator, and ceasing to exist once the Dictator left office. The name came from the original duties form the earliest days of the Republic (caring for the Dictator's stables), as well as the fact that the Dictator's official title was Magister Populi (Master of the People). The Master of the Horse held Praetorian imperium, was attended by six lictors, and was charged with assisting the Dictator in managing the State. When the Dictator was away from Rome, the Master of the Horse usually remained behind to tend to things. The most famous Master of the Horse was probably Mark Antony, who served during Julius Caesar's first dictatorship.
The Master of the Horse in England is an important official of the sovereign's household. The master of the horse is the third dignitary of the court , and is always a member of the ministry (before 1782 the office was of cabinet rank), a peer and a privy councillor. All matters connected with the horseThis article discusses ungulate mammals. For other meanings of horse see Horse (disambiguation). The Horse Equus caballus is a large ungulate mammal, one of the seven modern species of the genus Equus''. It has long played an important role in transportats and houndDiana hunting. A hound is a type of dog that assists hunters by tracking or chasing the animal being hunted. Compare with gun dogs, which assist hunters by identifying the location of prey or retrieving it rather than by chasing it. There are two types ofs of the sovereign, as well as the stablesA stable is a building designed to accommodate or shelter horses. and coachhouse s, the studStud could refer to any of these : stud, a horse employed for horse breeding stud, a male gender role ear stud, a form of earring for pierced ears. wall stud, a vertical member within a wall frame, usually a two-by-four which reaches from floor to ceiling, mewsMews is a chiefly British term, used in the plural, referring to stables with living quarters surrounding a courtyard, or living quarters adapted from stables. They are usually found on narrow streets in larger cities. The term comes from the French muer and kennel s, are within his jurisdiction. The practical management of the royal stables and stud devolves on the chief or crown equerry , formerly called the Gentleman of the Horse , who is never in personal attendance on the sovereign and whose appointment is permanent. The Clerk Marshal has the supervision of the accounts of the department before they are submitted to the Board of Green Cloth , and is in waiting on the sovereign on state occasions only. Exclusive of the crown equerry there are seven regular equerries, besides extra and honorary equerries, one of whom is always in attendance on the sovereign and rides at the side of the royal carriage. They are always officers of the armyAn army comprises all of a nation's land-based military forces or a specific large military force. Military land forces An army is a military organization. The word army can refer to any armed force, or more specifically a force primarily designed for lan, and each of them is on duty for about the same time as the lords and grooms in waiting. There are also several pages of honor in the master of the horses department, who must not be confounded with the pages of various kinds who are in the department of the Lord ChamberlainThe Lord Chamberlain or Lord Chamberlain of the Household is one of the chief officers of the royal household in the United Kingdom, and is to be distinguished from the Lord Great Chamberlain, one of the great offices of state. The Lord Chamberlain is alw. They are youths aged from twelve to sixteen, selected by the sovereign in person, to attend on him at state ceremonies, when two of them, arrayed in an antique costume, assist the groom of the stole in carrying the royal train.
The current Master of the Horse is Samuel Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey .