Riderless horse
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A riderless horse is a single horse without a rider and with boots reversed in the stirrups, which sometimes accompanies a funeral procession. The horse, sometimes caparisoned in black, follows the ca
A riderless horse named Sergeant York during the funeral procession for the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, with President Reagan's boots reversed in the stirrups.
Riderless jousting horse of Albert VII, Archduke of Austria in his funeral procession, 1623 (etching with hand coloring by Jacob Franquart)
Black Jack in John F. Kennedy's funeral procession
Caparison
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A caparison is a cloth covering laid over a horse or other animal for protection and decoration. In modern times, they are used mainly in parades and for historical reenactments. A similar term is hor
Riderless horse
…horse is a single horse without a rider and with boots reversed in the stirrups, which sometimes accompanies a funeral procession. The horse, sometimes caparisoned in black, follows the caisson carrying the casket. A riderless horse can also be featured in parades (military, police or civilian) to symbolize either…
The Dukes of Brittany (left) and Bourbon on caparisoned horses at a tournament fight (1460s), from Le Livre des tournois by Barthélemy d'Eyck
Picador on a caparisoned horse at a bullfight
A decorated Indian elephant carrying a howdah during a fair in Jaipur, India
Nettipattam on a Caparison elephant