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Photos: Horses In The Sussex County St. Patrick's Day Parade

By LILLIAN SHUPE

March 17, 2018 at 7:53 PM

Photos by Lillian Shupe

NEWTON, N.J. — The 2018 Sussex County St. Patrick’s Parade was held March 17.

The New Jersey Quarter Horse Association brought several different breeds of horses, the Happy Horses 4-H Club marched, The New Jersey State Fair/Sussex County Farm & Horse Show 2016 Queens rode on a wagon and cowboys and cowgirls from Wild West City participated.

It was the 15th Anniversary of the Sussex parade.

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