<p data-async="">CALGARY — “I want to salute the horse,” said Sgt. Major Scott Williamson, riding master of the <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;RCMP Musical Ride&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://rcmp.ca/en/corporate-information/musical-ride/musical-ride-tour-schedule&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://rcmp.ca/en/corporate-information/musical-ride/musical-ride-tour-schedule" target="_blank">RCMP Musical Ride</a> at the Calgary Stampede this year. “No horse, no Stampede. No horse, no RCMP. No horse, no Western Canada as it is,” he said.</p>

It’s possible to imagine a Calgary festival without the agricultural element and the animals, but it wouldn’t be the Stampede{ai:summary}<p>Sgt. Major Scott Williamson emphasized the vital role of horses in the RCMP Musical Ride and the Calgary Stampede, stating that without horses, the event and the RCMP would not exist. He highlighted their importance to Western Canadian culture. #culture</p>

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