The Musical Ride of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is a formal event showcasing the equestrian skills performed by thirty-two cavalry who are regular members of the force. The event is held in Canada and worldwide to promote the RCMP. The first official ride was held in 1887 in Regina, Saskatchewan and commanded by Inspector William George Matthews.
The Musical Ride is featured on the Canadian fifty-dollar bill produced from 1969-1979.
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RCMP horsemen performing at the 1939 World's Fair
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The Musical Ride performed on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada Day, 2007
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“I was with Hercules and Cadmus once,
When in a wood of Crete they bayed the bear
With hounds of Sparta: never did I hear
Such gallant chiding; for besides the groves,
The skies, the fountains, every region near
Seemed all one mutual cry. I never heard
So musical a discord, such sweet thunder.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
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