Based on acutal events, an adoped Hackney trains for his first parade in a big city. The flag is not scary any more after the intial training, but what about the crowded streets, a marching band, strange creatures called mules, the tap-dancers, and those big floaty things? It is enough to make a well-behaved horse go bonkers. Read about Taz and his owner/trainer Stephanie as they work together and then navigate the Veteran's Day Parade route through downton Amarillo, Texas. Beginning vocabulary for emerging readers at 3rd-4th grade level, ages 7-10. Includes fun facts section about the Hackney horse breed, Veteran's Day, and the United States Flag.