History of the Metropolitan Police

Billy the White Horse of Wembley, 1923

Possibly the most famous horse in the history of the Metropolitan Police, Billy and Pc George Scorey saved King George V and the first Wembley Cup Final in 1923 when the crowd invaded the pitch.

Scorey led Billy to clear the pitch, and thereafter both were famous, their presence requested at many events.

Billy died in 1930, and Sir Percy Laurie, head of the Mounted Branch, presented Scorey with one of his hooves, polished and mounted.