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Jan 18, 2021 / 07:22 PM EST
CULVER, Ind. (WISH) An Indiana school has a special connection with presidential inaugurations: Culver Academies’ students and horses have been part of inauguration parades over more than a century.
They started preparing months ago, in early October.
Riders put in hours of practices three times of week with the horses, and even Sunday rides through town.
Carly Chandler is one of those riders.
“It’s also really awesome to be able to ride amongst your friends, especially in something as cool as this,” Chandler, a senior from Indianapolis, told News 8.
Forty-eight Black Horse Troopers and 22 Equestriennes made a video in parade formation, for the chance to represent Indiana in the virtual “Parade Across America” during Wednesday’s presidential inauguration.
Culver Academies horse mounted units join virtual presidential inauguration parade
The Parade Across America on Jan. 20 at 3:15 p.m. ET features performances in communities in all 56 states and territories. Author: Rich Nye Updated: 6:22 PM EST January 18, 2021
CULVER, Ind. Indiana will be represented in Wednesday s virtual presidential inauguration parade by horse mounted units from Culver Academies.
The Parade Across America on Jan. 20 at 3:15 p.m. ET features performances in communities in all 56 states and territories.
Culver’s participation in presidential inaugurations dates back to 1913, when the Black Horse Troop served as the official escort for Vice President Thomas Marshall during Woodrow Wilson’s inaugural parade.