the horses got caught in the traces and fell. With the horses struggling on the ground, there was a danger the carriage would overturn, injuring the women. Victoria scrambled out with Dash in her arms, and, as she recalled, "ran on with him in my arms calling Mama to follow, Lehzen and Lady Flora followed us also." While two passing gentlemen cut the horses free, the ladies, and Dash, took shelter behind a wall.

Dash remained with Victoria after her accession as queen in 1837. Following her coronation