Who doesn’t love a parade? Well, some would argue that, perhaps, horses don’t … or those that have to follow behind the horses on the parade route with shovels and manure buckets … but I digress. Parades bring the community together, in one way or another.

Don’t Strike up the Band!
Horses in Bedford, Pa., were spooked during a Christmas parade and tree lighting when a band near the horse-drawn sleigh started to play. Unfortunately, the sleigh, pulled by a pair of horses, was also carrying the big man himself–Santa Claus–and his wife, Mrs. Claus