The Mounted Mascot
- Thread starter Big boy stan
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The name of the first Scarlet Knight horse was “Duke” according to its rider, Oscar Huh. He only appeared in the inaugural season of 1955 and then was replaced the following year according to the October 3, 1982 Home News.
I sent an email over to the Robert Roselli, the Fan Experience guy at the athletic department ( [email protected]) and made the suggestion. Would be good if you all did the same.
I like the idea of a permanent name of Lord Henry. I think it ties in the past Lords (Esperanto and Nelson) with something that is Rutgers (Henry).
I like the idea of a permanent name of Lord Henry. I think it ties in the past Lords (Esperanto and Nelson) with something that is Rutgers (Henry).
Why are we trying to the name the horse as if IT is the mascot? We are the Scarlet Knights not the Scarlet Horses. The Georgia mascot has a name because it is a Bulldog. The Texas mascot has a name because it is a Longhorn.
And Colonel Henry is taken, thank you very much.
And Colonel Henry is taken, thank you very much.
I don't think there needs to be a why for something like this other then it's fun. And there are plenty of other animals and things representing college teams beside their namesake. The Oklahoma Sooners have ponies Boomer and Sooner, Navy Midshipmen have Bill the Goat, Georgetown Hoyas have Jack the bulldog. As mentioned by others, USC and Fla State are similar to us in that their mascot is not a horse but they have a tradition of a named horse. Even more bizarre is the Auburn Tigers who have Nova, the golden Eagle.
Just my opinion but I think stuff like this make college sport even better. Not suggesting RU start inventing things but our horse is right there.
Someone here had a flag made up with Eddie in full trooper gear holding an RU flag
It
Was
Awesome
When they announced his retirement at the game, my entire section stood up and chanted, "one more year, one more year . . . . . ."
So Big 10 blonde gal f'd the story up about the horses saying that Lord Nelson was the previous..WRONG..i hope RU didnt give her a bad press release
Yes Lord Nelson was the horse that got a penalty for the running on the field during the Army game but he retired sometime in the late 90s. He died in 2015 at 42.
Lord Espartero IV took then took over but retired in 2007
It would appear Marty was the horse since 2008 season. What happened to Marty seems a mystery. Not sure why Rutgers went radio silent on him and the BTN girl said the previos horse Lord Nelson died
Just not sure why Rutgers couldn't produce the right timeline for BTN
Yes Lord Nelson was the horse that got a penalty for the running on the field during the Army game but he retired sometime in the late 90s. He died in 2015 at 42.
Lord Espartero IV took then took over but retired in 2007
It would appear Marty was the horse since 2008 season. What happened to Marty seems a mystery. Not sure why Rutgers went radio silent on him and the BTN girl said the previos horse Lord Nelson died
Just not sure why Rutgers couldn't produce the right timeline for BTN
Agreed. Colonel Henry sounds better.
You should send that to the fan experience guy.
For a recurring horse name, I vote for either Leggy (after William Leggett) or Bruce (after the Boss).
The cartoon mascot name is Sir Henry. He was named by the band because they used to yell that to him as a joke a few years ago since they said he should have a name, and it kind of stuck and then the athletic department made it official:
yes the white horse’s name was Marty, and he was awesome. Not spooked by the stadium. Used to come to band camp to get used to the pregame sounds and would get all the pets and love. Super friendly. No idea what happened to him, sad that RU won’t acknowledge anything - still small time. You think Texas would just show up with a new BEVO that was a totally different color and just let the fans imagine what happened
yes the white horse’s name was Marty, and he was awesome. Not spooked by the stadium. Used to come to band camp to get used to the pregame sounds and would get all the pets and love. Super friendly. No idea what happened to him, sad that RU won’t acknowledge anything - still small time. You think Texas would just show up with a new BEVO that was a totally different color and just let the fans imagine what happened
Exactly..what the **** is wrong with Rutgers that they won't acknowledge Marty and his services. Methinks there was a bad falling out and favors paid out for new people to get the job
.and im being serious. Its a poor job by Rutgers