Celebrating the tenth Borders Festival of the Horse the cavalry way
The Household Cavalry came to Kelso on the Bank Holiday weekend as guests of BHS Borders to celebrate the tenth Border Festival of the Horse where three separate events were held enjoyed by more than 10,000 people.Friday saw a “Behind the scenes” for BHS members, with groups learning about the history and uniforms of the regiments, the farriery and saddlery, training of the horses and the drum horse. With the fact of the day being that the drum horse when dressed carries the rank of major in the British army and therefore has to be saluted! On Saturday the troopers rode down to the