It was sweltering outside. The stables were like saunas. The Mounties were in their gear as the sun beat down ... And all you saw were smiles. Niiiiiice!
We watched the ride again, and Kevin & Brad were given an amazing honour ... They stood at the finish line for the charge as the horses came directly at them. Had we known in advance, we'd have made sure we had a telephoto lens.
I'm still amazed that neither of them jumped at all as the horses raced toward them.During the practice ahead of the performance, the Mounties decided they wanted to do a stunt with us. We'd asked if we could have one of the horses step on the bear, but that's not how they roll. There is no one horse, there are more than 32 of them, so they tossed Ms Ineeda Medic into the center of the field and had ALL of the horses take their turn. Some had no interest whatsoever, and avoided her altogether.
Others were more than happy to leave their hoof mark ... and get a huge round of applause from all of us onlookers.When the last horse had left its imprint, the commander sauntered over, very casually,
then reached down, and using his sabre, picked up our tired lil Stunt Bear returning her with the flourish only a Mountie could muster. It was classic, and I can promise you it was a first! Ya gotta love these guys.Some cool things we learned ... The horses names give clues to the year they were born. The maple leaf on the rear of the horse is actually a water stencil - they brush the hair against the grain and it stands up for a while. Really looks cool to see them up close. Not sure if we got a good shot of it or not, but if I find one, I'll add it right here for you.
We finished the afternoon visiting with the Mounties as they cooled themselves and their horses down.
Our littlest Canadian BadAss, Logan, made an appearance, melting the hearts of every pretty young thing in a stroller that passed by. This boy will go far!It was a sweltering hot, perfect day!!!
Thank you all!
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