Merced County Sheriff horses won't march at inauguration: here's why

MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - After spending hours preparing to march astatine the upcoming 47th Presidential Inaugural Parade, the Merced County Sheriff's Posse has announced they won't beryllium participating anymore -here's why.

On Friday, the Merced County Sheriff Posse posted a societal media post, announcing equestrian groups volition nary longer beryllium a portion of the 47th Inaugural Parade. The quality comes aft President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration was moved wrong owed to forecasted aggravated acold weather.

The radical spent Wednesday day loading up their 12 horses into 2 ample trailers and giving them a due send-off earlier they headed eastbound to Washington, D.C. Although they won't march anymore, the sheriff's posse says they are grateful to person been accepted successful the archetypal place.

We person the utmost respect for their determination to guarantee the information of each attendee and their animals. At this time, we are not definite if the parade volition inactive instrumentality place. While we're incredibly bittersweet astir this outcome, we are genuinely arrogant to person been accepted successful the archetypal place. We can't convey our assemblage capable for each their enactment to assistance america get here. We anticipation to person much updates and volition stock them if we get them.

Even if they won't march, the sheriff's posse says they volition inactive correspond Merced County "with pridefulness and dedication" successful Washington by participating successful the event.