Overview
- Briciola made her last official appearance during the Festa della Repubblica parade on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, concluding more than a decade with the 4° Reggimento Carabinieri a Cavallo.
- The mixed-breed dog joined the regiment in 2014 and rose to national fame after an unexpected somersault at a 2015 Quirinale ceremony attended by President Sergio Mattarella.
- The corps honored her with a symbolic rank while she served as a steady presence at flag-raisings, guard changes and public ceremonies carried out from the Tor di Quinto barracks.
- Multiple outlets report that the Carabinieri will entrust Briciola to a carabiniere who cared for her so she can remain close to the regiment in civilian life.
- Her retirement closes a long-standing tradition of mixed-breed mascots in the mounted Carabinieri that dates to the 1970s and includes predecessors such as Trombetta, Birba and Lady.