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DRUM HORSES. Almost all Cavalry Regiments had musicians to help them on the march. The drumbeat was the most influential sound so the Drum Horse was placed at the head of the band in a prominent position. As they were the most noticeable feature of the Regiment the Drum Horse was usually of an outstanding colour and bedecked in a more flamboyant harness and saddlery. The Kettledrums are normally draped with Drum Banners- these Drum Banners usually being in duplicate except in the case of the 21st Lancers where each Banner is different. Those Regiments that had silver drums showed them off by draping the Banners loosely, or, as in the 3rd Hussars, the Battle Honours were emblazoned on the Drums so no Banners were required. Another feature of the 3rd Hussars is the 3" silver dog collar worn around the neck of the Drummer. For the Hussars and Lancer the Drum Banners were the only opportunity to show off their Battle Honours; as Light Cavalry, employed as skirmishers, they did not carry Colours. However, during the 1950s as they were now in Armoured Fighting Vehicles, Guidons were presented to all the current Hussar and Lancer Regiments.

REGIMENTAL MASCOTS The dictionary defines mascots as 'deemed to bring good luck'. Many mascots are indicative of the recruiting area of many Regiments; the Derbyshire Rams and the Welsh Goats. Although in most cases there is only one Regimental Mascot, each battalion of the Welsh Regiments have a goat (usually presented from the Royal Herd) and the Parachute Regiment has two Shetland Ponies when the custom of having Regimental mascots first started is not clear, the earliest record is of a goat belonging to the Royal Welch Fusiliers accompanying them in the American War of Independence, and it was present at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775. This goat has had many succesors in the Regiment down to the present day. Attired in beautiful coats often emblazoned with regimental badges and Battle Honours the Regimental Mascot paraded with the Band. Although dogs, goats, sheep and ponies were the most common animals used as mascots, a variety of others have been chronicled such as a goose, a pelican, a kangaroo, an elephant, a mule and a baboon. At the end of their lives many were stuffed and displayed in the Regimental Museum, or, in the case of Sam, the Newfoundland dog of the Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment[Royal Canadians], as a memorial to him when he died in 1866, his beautiful coat was made into an apron for the Big Drummer.
We would be interested to receive details of any Drum horse or mascot that you may know of world wide.

THE GURKHAS In 1814-16 when the British East India Company went to war with Nepal they were so impressed with their Gurkha opponents that after the war a native regiment was raised that eventually became the 1st Malaun Regiment. This began an association with the British that it still exists today. The Gurkhas were the mercenaries of the British Army as usually the native troops were inhabitants of part of the British Empire. By 1914 there were 10 Gurkha Rifle Regiments with many Battalions. In 1947 at the partition of India only the 2nd, 6th, 7th & 10th Gurkha Rifles remained on the strength of the British. Units of Gurkha Engineers, Signals, Transportation, Military Police, Parachutists, etc. were soon formed. For marching music the only Military band for all the Units is the 2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles, the 6th, 7th, 10th, Engineers, Signals & Transportation have Pipes & Drums; those of the 7th wearing Douglas Tartan trews and the 10th Hunting Stewart Trews. As Rifle Regiments and Corps these Units do not have Colours but the 2nd are unique in having the Queen's Truncheon awarded by Queen Victoria for distinguished service at the siege of Delhi in 1857, which is accorded the same customs and respect of Infantry Colours.

Our seated civilian range has been extended and with the bank of 4 benches shown on this sheet will make a fine display of spectators ot watch your parades, some could be waving flags from the selection we have produced to add some realism to you onlookers. A selection of various dogs, some small and some large, to run around the park or just to lie in the garden will give a different slant to any display.