‘Looking for Canada’: RCMP’s Musical Ride steeped in tradition as force turns 150

Maxwell Newhouse remembers the earth quivering below his feet when 32 riders wearing bright scarlet jackets, on top of their large black horses, moved across a field in seamless patterns. 
It was 25 years ago and his first time watching an RCMP Musical Ride, a horsey ballet where Mounties don the iconic red serge, hoist their lances and pay tribute to Canada’s heritage. 
“It’s just the Canadian experience. It was just beyond anything I’ve ever witnessed,”