Hi everyone, I have this badge (?) that looks really neat, but I don't know what it is...American, British, Canadian? No idea. Probably 3x4 inches..Stiff backing, slightly curved, beautiful green felt and heavy gold wire bullion. Black silk on the back, with two pins. It's a...deer? Horse? Please help, thanks in advance...
Mike

Guessing here:

This was not a cheap badge looking at size / construction. I am thinking European and maybe Germany / Austria / Hungary or the like based on similar looking work. Not recent either.

It seems to be a stylized horse. If curved enough to fit on an upper sleeve, I would further guess maybe an association with horseback sports. Boar hunting ? Hunting Deer with hounds ?

Alternately someone in charge of horses in a military formation

hi guys
boy you guys turn up the strangest things if i were to guess here im thinking same as dave probly used for some one in charge of training horses in military formation some thing like the austrian stalions from austria sorry cant think of the proper words for these greatly trained horses if you look at the bullion work of this horse and the head dress on the horses head it all points to these great austrian horses that is great bullion work on this probly arm patch great find mike thanks for keeping my brain working best andy militarynut

Andy, Dave, thank you both...yeah, it's a real mystery...hopefully someone on the GDF knows! It looks like it might be green velveteen but that's probably not very helpful right now....I did get it in a mixed lot of American stuff if that makes a difference, but I know it doesn't make it American...Andy, great to hear from you again, I'm thinking you mean the Lipizzaner stallions? Those were beautiful horses!

hi mike
thanks yes thats the lippizzaner stalions dont know if many know this but i believe we made an agreement with the germans to let these lippizzaner stalions get away to safety a long with the gabor family including zaza . general george patton seen that every body was in a safe zone before securing the last horse guess we call that the spoils of war he deserved it with out him takeing bastone we would of lost the war great general old blood n guts may he rest in peace best andy militarynut

well guys I appreciate the input (any other ideas about it/anyone else?)...so anyway, I'm probably going to take it with me to Louisville next month, just to see what other ideas I can get on it. Hope to see you all there, God bless, Mike

doesn't look US,,but the attachment method does. Are they marked on either side?

No markings, just black silk on the back. It looks old. Could it be a trade badge?