At least 27 well-known equestrian groups are participating in the 2012 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. Colorful in their attire, sparkling in their performance, these horses and their riders show off their skills and their training as they prance and dance down Colorado Boulevard for all the world to see.
Sadly, the iconic Clydesdales, Anheuser-Busch’s majestic draught horses, were pulled from the Rose Parade back in May 2011. This is the first year since 1953, that these gentle giants have not participated in the parade.
Listed in the program for the parade are the following equestrian groups:
- 1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry Detachment
- All American Cowgirl Chicks
- Arizona Mini Mystique
- Broken Horn Ropers
- Calizona Appaloosa Horse Club
- Calgary Stampede Showriders (Band Unit)
- Cowgirls Historical Foundation
- Escondido Mounted Posse
- Los Angeles Police Department Metropolitan Division Mounted Platoon
- Los Hermanos Banuelos
- Medieval Times
- New Buffalo Soldiers
- Scripps Miramar Saddlebreds
- So Cal Peruvian Paso Horse Club
- Spirit of the West Riders
- United States Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard
- Valley Hunt Club
- War Horse & Miltaria Heritage Foundation
- Wells Fargo
- RFD-TV 100 Palomino Groups:
- Al Malaikah Temple Silver Mounted Patrol
- Kings County Sheriff's Posse
- Long Beach Mounted Police
- Merced County Sheriff's Posse
- RFD TV Roy Rogers Riders
- Santa Rosa Palomino Club
- US Marshal's Posse