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Members of the
Nokesville Horse Society participate
in many local area parades that may
include
- Washington DC Saint
Patrick's Day Parade, March 15,
2009
- Manassas
St. Patrick's Day Parade,
March 14, 2009
- Nokesville Day, May 16, 2009
- Fairfax 4th of July Parade
- Haymarket Day, Sept. 19,
2009
-
Manassas Christmas Parade,
Dec. 5, 2009
Check our
Calendar of Events for upcoming
parade dates
Confirmed NHS Parade Dates:
Manassas Christmas
Parade
Official Parade Website
Saturday,
Dec. 5, 2009
Pre-registration
with the Parade
Coordinator in
advance is required
to participate in
the parade. This
parade is a rain or
shine.
Parade
Coordinator:
Marian Cloud - NokesvilleCloud9@aol.com
- 703-472-8980
Volunteers
Needed:
2 people to hold
banner and 5-7
people to walk along
parade route with
horses.
Requirements:
The Manassas Parade
only permits one
official Santa;
therefore, you can
not be in a Santa
costume. Elf
costumes are
permitted.
You
must be a NHS member
to participate, due
to insurance
requirements.
Membership
applications will be
available on the day
of the parade.
Negative Coggins is
required !
Participants 8 yrs
and younger must
ride in a cart or
wagon, or ponied.
Theme: Christmas,
of course
Dress: Black
pants with red or
green tops
Parking: TBA
soon
Recommended Arrival
Time:
TBA soon
Parade
Line-Up Time: TBA soon
PS: Marian Cloud
will be retiring as
our Parade
Coordinator, after
several years in
this position, at
the end of this
parade. If you
are interested in
taking over as
Parade Coordinator
for 2010 contact
Marian for details,
or our NHS
Secretary, Faye
Brewster or any
current Board Member
for details.
For contact info go
to our
Contact Us
page.
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If you or your horse have not
participated in a parade, as you may be aware,
there are many "scary" things happening that you
and your horse need to be desensitized to,
including
- kids running out to pet a horse
- fire truck and emergency vehicle
sirens
- parade participants throwing
candy out to the spectators
- loud banging drums and marching
bands
- kids with firecrackers and snappers
- kids on bicycles driving recklessly
- funny vehicle backfires
- batons tossed high in the air
- Clowns, clowns, clowns!
The
Clifton Horse Society provides an annual
"Bombproofing" Clinic that is highly
recommended for anyone wanting to ride in a
parade. This event is usually held in the
fall. Please be sure for the safety of
everyone that your horse is prepared for the
challenge of riding in a parade.
If you are interested in riding in any of the
parades mentioned above, or you know of a parade
not mentioned in the list above contact the NHS
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