NORCO, Calif. (KABC) -- Locals in Norco call their city "Horsetown U.S.A." and Independence Day fittingly began with the annual Fourth of July horseback ride.
The two-hour ride featured nearly 100 horses decked out in red, white and blue, all of them eventually winding their way down to the Santa Ana River bottom.
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After the horseback ride, Norco residents satisfied their afternoon hunger at the Pikes Peak Park barbeque.
There was also a children's bicycle ride and a horseshoe tossing competition the park.
The main road into town, Sixth Street, received a patriotic paint job as well.
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"Norco is America, and this is America, and I love America" resident Larry Eckhoff said.
The only Fourth of July tradition missing in Norco is a fireworks show, removed from the festivities so the city's many horses don't get scared by the loud noises.