Object
Picard's Hunt Cap
A close-fitting hunt cap used as riding headgear: a low-profile, dark-colored cap with a modest brim and sturdy construction suited to equestrian use. Sized to fit Picard, it appears practical rather than decorative and travels with him as part of his English tack—carried beneath his arm or pulled on before mounting the Holodeck horse—signaling readiness to ride and physical control over the mount.
2 appearances
Purpose
To serve as practical riding headgear as part of English tack—protecting and steadying the rider while completing the equestrian costume and indicating explicit intent to ride.
Significance
Functions as a tactile token of Picard's ritualized need for agency and connection: by taking and wearing the hunt cap he transforms the Holodeck exercise into a deliberate, embodied act. The cap marks his commitment to manual control of the horse and humanizes him, foreshadowing the compassion and intimacy that shape his later decisions.
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