An old military tradition the riderless is a moving ceremony carried out at a funeral remembering the fallen. In the ceremony the horse is led behind the caisson wearing an empty saddle with the rider`s boots reversed in the stirrups, indicating the warrior will never ride again. The riderless horse has geatured at a number of state funerals including JFK & Ronald Reagan, below you can watch footage from Ronald Reagan funeral and the touching tribute from the riderless horse.
