We are so pleased and elated to announce that the brilliant ladies of Chicks N Spurs Drill Team from Mountain Home, Arkansas will be performing the very meaningful Flag Ride during our Celebration of the Horse event this spring. The Flag Ride, which was originally scheduled for the closing of the event, will in fact take place immediately after lunch at 1:00 pm. The presentation will last 20 minutes and is sure to provide an emotionally inspiring event impacting spectators of all ages. We would like to extend our most heartfelt expressions of thanks to the team for making room for us in their very full schedule!
The Chicks-n-Spurs Drill Team created and choreographed a special tribute to the American Flag and pays tribute to the fallen soldiers. The presentation consists of a narration of 10 historical flags that have flown on American soil and the state of our nation politically and socially during each flags era. The narration is set to background music while each flag is presented individually developing a pattern centered in the arena. When the 50 star flag enters, it passes each historical flag which is lowered in honor of Old Glory, and the rider posts in the center of the circle. The presentation flows into the tribute to the fallen soldier with a music change and entrance of a rider ponying a rider-less horse with the American Flag draped and secured over the saddle. The depth of the emotion and patriotism that spectators experience is unmatched.
"There is history and heritage that Chicks-n-Spurs Drill Team is devoted to restoring for children and all generations. Without deliberate education of our newest and upcoming generations, this heritage could be lost. Chicks-n-Spurs Drill Team is determined that this will not be the fate of rodeo and the horse culture that is the history of our great nation." – Chicks-n-Spurs
Read more about Chicks-n-Spurs on their website: www.chicksnspurs.com
