Me and Grace in our parade outfits...
Kari and Faith...
Kari's husband's horse, Soldier. I thought this was a nice head shot...
Some of the others in our group...
A spiffy-looking harness horse...
and his carriage...
The parade was scheduled to start around 7pm so we got to our planned parking spot around 5:30 so that we wouldn't be rushed. We picked a spot that was near the end of the parade route so we wouldn't have to drive back through all the parade traffic when it was over, but that meant we had to ride through downtown beforehand to get to the starting point at the high school. But that was kinda fun since people were already starting to gather and it was like a little pre-parade but wasn't as stop-and-go as the parade itself was. I got a little video clip of it here. It's kinda dark but gives you the general idea. Like I say, it was fun and since I have parade buddies again I'l probably try to make it an annual event. If nothing else, it's good training. Grace got a little antsy a few times when we were going through the thick of the crowd and there was only 10 or 12 feet between the people on one side and the people on the other, but would calm down when I spoke to her. So I was real pleased with her behavior. ShesaGoodGirl!
There were probably two to three hundred horses there and a couple of dozed wagons or carriages, so I'd say the equine turnout was pretty good.