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Riding club objects to new horse tail‑bag requirement after parade turnout drops
Summary
The Saddle Pals Riding Club said a late‑enforced requirement that horses wear tail bags cost roughly $60 per bag and reduced participation; the city said clubs were later allowed to ride without bags and the public works director said he issued the directive.
Adam Presley, president of the Saddle Pals Riding Club, told the commission that horses were told shortly before the Soddy‑Daisy Christmas Parade they would be required to wear tail bags, a rule he said had not appeared in parade guidance and is costly at about $60 per bag. Presley said the group originally planned roughly 50 horses but only 30 participated after the…
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