Major Appearances of the Troop and Equestriennes

Following is a selected list of appearances for the Black Horse Troop, founded in 1897, and the Equestriennes, founded in 1982.


 

1897 - Indiana Governor Mount; Richmond, Ind.: Escort, G.A.R. Encampment

1903 - Louisiana Purchase Exposition; St. Louis: Parade

1913 - Woodrow Wilson Inaugural; Washington: Served as escort to Vice President Thomas Marshall

1917 - Woodrow Wilson second Inaugural; Washington: Served as escort to V.P. Thomas Marshall

1921 - Marshall Foch, Commander-in-Chief of Allied Armies, WWI; Indianapolis: Parade Escort

1932 - President Hoover; Indianapolis: Parade Escort

1933 - Century of Progress Exposition; Chicago: Parade

1957 - Dwight Eisenhower Inaugural; Washington: Parade

1958 - Queen Elizabeth II appearance; Chicago: Mounted Escort

1960 - King and Queen of Denmark; Chicago: Mounted Escort

1961 - John F. Kennedy Inaugural; Washington: Parade

1961 - Indianapolis "500" Festival Parade; Indianapolis: Opening Parade

1965 - Lyndon Johnson Inaugural; Washington: Parade

1969 - Richard Nixon Inaugural; Washington: Parade

1969 - Indianapolis "500" Festival Parade; Indianapolis: Opening Parade

1973 - Richard Nixon Inaugural; Washington: Parade

1973 - Indianapolis "500" Festival Parade; Indianapolis: Opening Parade

1975 - Japanese Emperor Hirohito; Chicago: Parade Escort

1975 - Indianapolis "500" Festival Parade; Indianapolis: Opening Parade

1976 - Cotton Bowl Parade; Dallas: Parade

1976 - Queen Mother Sylvia of Denmark; Chicago: Parade Escort

1976 - Midwest Horse Fair, Madison, Wisc.

1977 - Jimmy Carter Inaugural; Washington: Parade

1979 - H.R.H. Prince Philip; Lexington: Escorts

1981 - Ronald Reagan Inaugural; Washington: Parade

1984 - Olympic Horse Trials; Lexington: Escorts

1985 - Ronald Reagan second Inaugural; Washington: Parade

1986 - St. Patrick's Day Parade; Chicago: Parade

1987 - Pan-American Games; Indianapolis: Opening Ceremonies

1989 - George Bush Inaugural; Washington: Parade

1992 - American Quarter Horse Congress; Columbus, Ohio: Opening Ceremonies

1994 - Indianapolis "500" Festival Parade; Indianapolis: Opening Parade

1997 - William Clinton Inaugural; Washington; Parade

1998 - Southwestern Exposition & Livestock Show, Forth Worth, Texas

1999 - Prancing with ProMusica, Columbus, Ohio

2001 - George W. Bush Inaugural; Washington: Parade

2005 - Troop and Equestriennes participate in President George W. Bush's second Inaugural Parade.

 
 


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