In pictures: Lauder Common Riding
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Lauder was the latest Borders town to stage its annual summer celebrations at the weekend.
About 270 horses and riders took part in the common riding on Saturday.
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Cornet Hagen Steele was supported by his right and left-hand men Greg Scott and Daniel Simpson.
Numerous towns and villages across southern Scotland hold common ridings throughout the summer.
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They recreate the ancient tradition of riding a town's boundaries on horseback.
The Lauder event has a long history with a reference to a ceremony in town council minutes from 1686.
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All pictures by Dougie Johnston.
