Why Are Horses Going To Pull an Airplane Through a Parade?

From Flying Magazine

My hometown, Tucson, is known in aviation as one of the best aircraft museums in the country. It is also home to the infamous boneyard, a massive collection of mothballed military aircraft. An area just north of Eloy is a paradise for parachuting. In Southern Arizona, I did my flight training, first flew solo, and finally passed my sport pilot check ride.

You may not know that Tucson is home to one of the oldest rodeos in America and the longest non-motorized parade in the world. The Tucson Rodeo Parade has been happening for 98 years, and they invited me to be the Grand Marshal on February 23. How could I accept the invitation without finding a way to include aviation?

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