Brontekst bekijken van Rough rider (rank)

{{Short description|Former British Army rank}}
{{About|a now defunct British Army Rank|other uses|Rough Riders (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:Rough Rider Badge.jpg|thumb|Rough rider badge]]
'''Rough rider''' was a now defunct rank and appointment used in the [[British Army]], and also in some British colonial forces, by men who were responsible for [[horse training|training horses]] and teaching [[equitation]] under the supervision of the [[riding master]] (an officer commissioned from the ranks, who had usually formerly been a rough rider himself<ref name="rm" />). If used as a rank it was equivalent to [[Private (rank)|private]], but [[non-commissioned officer]]s could use it as an appointment, with designations such as [[troop sergeant major]] rough rider.<ref name="rm">{{London Gazette|issue=25838|page=3881|date=17 July 1888}}</ref> Following its abolition as a rank, it continued to be used as an appointment.

The [[spur]] badge worn by rough riders is still worn by riding instructors<ref name="ADR">[https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/393927/response/959318/attach/8/ADR%20Part%209.pdf Army Dress Regulations (All Ranks), Part 9: Badges, Headdress and Embellishments, Ministry of Defence, February 1916, Section 2, Annex B, no. 43, Section 3, Annex A, no. 17]</ref> in the [[King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery]], and the [[Household Cavalry]], who still operate under the riding master. It is worn by [[gunner (rank)|gunners]], [[Trooper (rank)|troopers]] and [[non-commissioned officer]]s on the right upper arm, above the rank chevrons and below the crown if worn; [[warrant officer (United Kingdom)|warrant officers]] wear it below the rank badge on the lower arm.<ref name="ADR" />

The term and badge are still used in the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]].

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[[Category:Military ranks of British India]]
[[Category:Military ranks of the British Army]]
[[Category:Military appointments of the British Army]]
[[Category:Royal Canadian Mounted Police]]


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