Originally Posted by
cafesolo
The significance of aiguillettes is that the wearer has something with which to tie up his master's horse,seemingly the first duty of an ADC ?
Cafesolo
Age: still 83
The OH, a former ADC, confirms that. Although she never needed to us the pointy bits to secure her Master’s horse, which is also the reason for them ... i.e. hobbling them, temporarily.