Lord and Lady Baden-Powell at the Kadir in 1937 after he had celebrated his 80th birthday with his old regiment.
Photograph from an album of 37 photographs, Kadir Cup Competition 1935-1939 (c) compiled by Brig H J Tuck.
Pig sticking, the hunting of wild pig by mounted spearmen, was a popular, exciting and sometimes dangerous pastime of cavalrymen. In India, officers took part in the most famous annual pig-sticking event, competing for the Kadir Challenge Cup.