Caption
Inspector J. G. C. Downey and Riding Master, Staff Sergeant R. R. Van Patten decide on ride formations. A full troop of 32 constantly rehearse for three months as the Ride demands great coordination and control.
Release Date
November 6, 1956
Materials
Typescript with illustrations
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Caption
Review Order means full dress consisting of stetson hat, scarlet tunic, blue breeches, long boots, spurs, brown gauntlets and full Sam Browne equipment. Each rider carries a lance with a red and white pennon at the "Carry" while performing the Ride. The lance was introduced in 1874 to satisfy the Indian's love of pomp and ceremony and not for use as a weapon.
Date
April 1, 1953
Accession Number
LAC-NFB71641
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175998
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
As Canadian as the Maple Leaf is the colourful spectacle of the RCMP doing the Musical Ride. Renowned at home and abroad their precision performance thrills audiences everywhere. First given in 1876, early performances provoked a newspaper attack that the Force was more interested in entertaining than in preventing mayhem. Despite this, law and order prevails today and the Ride is a Canadian institution.
Date
April 1, 1953
Accession Number
LAC-NFB71642
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175999
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Each man's gear should be in order at all times. A constable checks over his kit and packs in preparation for current tour of Toronto, New York and Chicago where the Musical Ride is always a stellar attraction.
Date
October 1, 1956
Accession Number
LAC-NFB78126
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176329
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
At the end of a hard day of drill, the men relax in the barracks by enjoying a game of cribbage while a friend looks on and gives a bit of gratuitous advice as he polishes his boots for the next day.
Date
October 1, 1956
Accession Number
LAC-NFB78127
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176330
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Horse and rider must be in harmony and keep pace as one to the tempo of the music be it waltz, foxtrot or march. Each man gives his mount's black coat a shining gleam and in the process they become firm friends.
Date
October 1, 1956
Accession Number
LAC-NFB78128
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176331
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory # 79: R.C.M.P. Group on Tour: Musical Ride World Famous
Photographers
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Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
November 6, 1956
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
Inspector J. G. C. Downey and Riding Master, Staff Sergeant R. R. Van Patten decide on ride formations. A full troop of 32 constantly rehearse for three months as the Ride demands great coordination and control.
