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Drum Horse of the 14th (King's) Hussars, 1912 (c)

Postcard photograph, 1912 (c).

A drum horse had to be over 16 hands high, strong and fit. They were the biggest horses in the Army and carried two kettledrums, one on either side of their backs.

One of ten postcard photographs, 1912 (c).

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1978-08-32-3

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, London

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1978-08-32-3