Colonel Horace Ricardo, CVO (28 September 1850 – 11 April 1935)[1] was a British Army officer and land owner.

He was the brother of Colonel Francis Ricardo (1852–1924), Amy Gordon-Lennox, Countess of March (1847–1879) and Ellen Maud, Lady Bruce, of Downhill (1848–1924).

Ricardo was Field Officer in Waiting during the funeral of the Queen in February 1901,[4] and took part in the coronation of the new king in August 1902.

[6] He was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) by King Edward VII in March 1901, following his recent accession.

They had three daughters, including Winifred Maud Ricardo who married in 1904 Major-General Sir Charles Edward Corkran (1872–1939).