Canadian country star Shania Twain says marshaling this year’s Calgary Stampede parade was a long-time dream come true.
Twain led the parade wearing a white cowboy hat and white fringed jacket and riding a white horse. The parade included 30 floats, nine marching bands, and more than 700 horses walking the five-kilometre route in downtown Calgary around 9 a.m. local time on July 4.
A marching band preforms during the Calgary Stampede parade on July 4, 2025. (The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh)
RCMP officers take part in the Stampede parade in Calgary on July 4, 2025. (Maple Lynn/The Epoch Times)
“It’s a privilege to be the great marshal. It’s been a dream of mine for a very long time,” Twain said, adding she was very happy to do it because of her love of horses….