The RCMP Musical Ride shown performing a formation maneuver on the beach in Port Hardy, British Columbia. The Musical Ride will perform for Drumheller residents July 29, 2014. The last time the Musical Ride visited Drumheller was in summer of 2010.
Drumheller RCMP Staff Sergeant Art Hopkins has confirmed the RCMP’s Musical Ride is visiting Drumheller this summer.
The Staff Sergeant met with ride planners Thursday, March 20, and two ride performances are set for Tuesday, July 29 of this year up at the Drumheller Stampede grounds.
The ride will also hold a “meet and greet” up at the grounds the late afternoon/early evening of the 28th.
Visitors will be able to walk through the corrals, pet the horses, and speak with members of the Musical Ride.
The ride partners with local non-profit groups, and the money raised stays in the community, said the Staff Sergeant.
For Drumheller those partners are Big Country Victim Services and the Drumheller Stampede and Agricultural Society.
The ride host pays the costs of stabling and feeding the horses, but are not charged other costs to bring the ride in.
The Rotary Club attended yesterday’s meeting and will be volunteering at the grounds for the Musical Ride’s visit.
Further volunteers will be needed, and Hopkins said after their meeting in April, organizers will have a better idea of what those requirements are.
The Musical Ride last visited Drumheller in 2010.
Visit the RCMP Musical Ride online at www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/mr-ce/index-eng.htm.
