Home Movies of the Cameron Family: Yosemite Scenes

Genre: home movie

Description: The parade—typically held as an annual preview to the San Benito County Rodeo—featured marching bands from area schools and communities, floats decorated and hosted by local youth sports teams and organizations, and entries celebrating businesses and clubs throughout the region. And of course, the procession’s showcase were the equestrian entries, with recent Miss San Benito Rodeo contest winners and other dignitaries, as well as American cowboys, vaqueros and some of their children riding horseback atop authentic, ornately crafted saddles and tack. Leading off the June 18 parade were several dozen head of cattle herded through downtown Hollister along San Benito Street. Spectators of all ages lined the Saturday morning parade route to enjoy the display of San Benito County’s agricultural heritage and the temperate weather. More than 50 entries comprised the parade, which celebrated the opening of the San Benito County Saddle Horse Show and Rodeo in Hollister.