Parade Theme Quest for Excellence 

Designer Chris Wright 

Construction Chair Bill Grahm 

Decoration Chair 

President Marge Hartsfield 

A young cowboy dons his dad’s cowboy hat and boots and climbs aboard his trustee rocking horse and becomes a real cowboy. Ever faithful the dog wags his head at this playroom rodeo. This cowboy and horse rocked its way down Colorado Blvd. The rockers rode in two rails, and were only attached to the float by its rocking mechanism. This float was so tall that the cowboy was hinged at the waist and folded back to avoid obstacles along the parade route. This float was the first parade for the new float chassis. The old chassis made it’s last run for the Festival of Balloons parade on the fourth of July. The following day the construction crew disassembled the old chassis, and had the new chassis built by September first.