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The NHS participates in many local and regional parades throughout the area
depending on the interest of the membership. Parades that the NHS may
participate in include:
· Manassas St. Patrick's Day Parade
· Nokesville Day Parade
· Fairfax July 4th Parade
· Haymarket Day Parade
· Vienna Halloween Parade
· Manassas Christmas Day Parade
· Nokesville Christmas Day Parade
2017 Parade Directors:
Marian Cloud at nokesvillecloud900@gmail.com
Rose Murphy at neonboots@yahoo.com
Marian Cloud at nokesvillecloud900@gmail.com
Rose Murphy at neonboots@yahoo.com
You need to ensure that you and your horse are ready to participate in a parade. We recommend that
if you are not truly confident that your horse is "bomb proof" that you attend a clinic. Even the most
well-mannered horse can lose his composure at a parade. You and your horse need to be prepared for:
· standing quietly for extended times
· large crowds
· people rushing and running across the street/parade route
· bicycles weaving around the parade route/participants
· motorcycles
· funny cars/carts (Shriners mini cars)
· people throwing objects, batons, candies, balls
· other horses with strange costumes (horses with hats on, horses with fake antlers, etc.
· participating in the parade with other horses pulling carts
· extremely loud noises
· marching bands
· drums
· backfires
· fire truck sirens
· motorcycles
· loud music
And ... Clowns, clowns, clowns!
For additional information regarding the Nokesville Horse Society,
please contact: Patty Lugiano at 703-623-7491
NHS recommends that you attend the NHS Obstacle Clinics to assist in preparing with the Parades. Our Clinics are geared to promote trust and partnership between horse and horse as well as introducing your horse to unfamiliar and often scary obstacles.