Six White Horses, Cowboy Band Prep For Boston
When Hardin-Simmons University begins packing 46 Stetson hats, 38 musical instruments, 38 pairs of chaps, and 300 pounds of horse feed plus hay, it can only mean one thing; the Six White Horses and Cowboy Band are hitting the road.
We invite you to visit this blog often to share the adventures of two of the most recognizable representatives of West Texas heritage as they travel to Boston, Massachusetts for the Lions Club International convention and parade.
Although the groups have performed at 7 presidential inaugurations and innumerable Macy’s parades, and at locations as distant as Japan and the Nice Winter Festival in France, this is their first trip to Boston, the birthplace of our nation.
Celebrity magnets since the beginning, the groups have attracted the support of humorist Will Rogers, British hero Lord Mountbatten, Lyndon B. Johnson, John Wayne, Billy Graham, and Jimmy Stewart, among many others. Both Bing Crosby and Bob Hope have donated horses to the Six White Horses program.
The Six White Horses and Cowboy Band were invited to lead the Texas delegation as Texan Jimmy Ross, the first president of Lions Club International from our state in 25 years, presides over the annual convention. Over 12,000 Lions Club members are expected to arrive in Boston for the event, which begins with a 9:30 a.m. parade on 1 Jul and ends with the final plenary session on July 4th.
Check back often for updates. The horses left for their 3-day road trip last night, and the Cowboy Band has one more performance (the Stamford Rodeo and Parade) before boarding the plane in Dallas at 9:58 a.m. on 30 Jun. Cultures will collide as the Cowboy Band "Cow-Steps" through New England. Will Boston ever be the same?
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