Rapid City Festival of Lights parade

Last night we attended the 2009 Rapid City Festival of Lights Parade. According to the local news stations an approximate 30000 people were in attendance of the parade this year. We had 11 horses and riders. It was a great time, the horses did great, and this is a big parade with over 70 entries this year. Large floats, tons of lights, loud music, noise, the parade route is dark. They turn off all the street lights for the parade and you have to ride in the dark, with the crowd blocked off with cones and tape, which is flapping in the wind. There were so many people there it was overwhelming but all the horses did great:) No trouble at all, though Preacher did sidepass through most of the parade, he was starting to get a little nervous. We are very proud of our horses and kids, and other riders. It was a great showing, we had a grand time, even though we did get the honorable mention Jinx award for arriving at the staging area with a flat tire:) Waiting for pics and video to get here so I can post that.