[altura]

The muffled drum and more shots of the riderless horse were definitely more dramatic.

Although the horse was just as "there" so I guess it was the camerman who failed to show it as much. Beautiful horse, too.

[asgardshill]

The horse's name is "Sergeant York." An ex-racehorse, native American breed, coal black, very gentle, donated to the military IIRC. Why every animal on four hooves didn't completely freak out when the jets did their flyby is a complete mystery to me.

They were claiming on ABC radio news coverage that the special unit that does military funerals actually appears at about 1000 ceremonies a year (roughly 3 per day). Hard to believe, isn't it?