For the past few years, I’ve intended to make the trip to Lebanon, Ohio’s annual Christmas Carriage Parade, but I could never quite make it work. Last year, HorseChannel contributors MacMillan Photography covered the event for us, and seeing their photos made me want to go even more. So this year, I finally went, and it was well worth the trip.
Lebanon is a small city located between Cincinnati and Dayton. I couldn’t find any information about where to park, so I set my GPS for just plain “Lebanon, Ohio” and hoped the answer would be obvious when I arrived. Fortunately, it was, but if you plan to go, I’d recommend getting there at least a couple of hours before the parade starts since the on-street parking near the city’s downtown area fills up fairly quickly.
ProTip: Lebanon is also an easy 25-minute drive from the Cincinnati Dover Saddlery store, in case you want to end your trip with a bit of shopping.
Enjoy these photos of just a few of the many entries from this year’s parade. And if you live in the area, add this event to your holiday season calendar for 2016. You won’t regret it!
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Leslie Potter is Sr. Associate Web Editor of horseillustrated.com. Follow her on Twitter: @LeslieInLex.
Leslie Potter is a graduate of William Woods University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Equestrian Science with a concentration in saddle seat riding and a minor in Journalism/Mass Communications. She is currently a writer and photographer in Lexington, Ky.Potter worked as a barn manager and riding instructor and was a freelance reporter and photographer for the Horsemen's Yankee Pedlar and Saddle Horse Report before moving to Lexington to join Horse Illustrated as Web Editor from 2008 to 2019. Her current equestrian pursuits include being a grown-up lesson kid at an eventing barn and trail riding with her senior Morgan gelding, Snoopy.
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