A few years ago, on my way to work I saw a 'decorated' horse. Huh - it was interesting. A couple of days later I saw another and then another - all of a sudden there were these neat looking ornamental horses popping up all over Rochester. I was new to the country and those were the 'pre-Google-it' days - so to feed my curiosity I did it the old-fashioned thing and asked a few people (gawk) - turns out it was Rochester's 'Horses on Parade', like the 'Cows on Parade' .

I must admit that initially I found the concept rather amusing. But now I am fascinated by it. In some of my travels I have been pleasantly surprised to find 'Bears on Parade' in Zurich, Switzerland.

'Dresses on Parade' in Chicago

'Mannequins on Parade'  in Dubai - well these were actually just part of a display at a mall, but they have been filed away in my picture collection as 'On Parade'.

Kodak.com had it's own 'Flamingos on Parade' competition a couple years ago.

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