As the Australian Light Horsemen, Anthony and Colin demonstrate their prowess with the sword. Their mounted cavalry sabre drills, which are never quite the same twice, are great crowd-pleasers.

After the sabre drills, Anthony charges at the target (a cabbage) and slices it with his sabre, demonstrating what the blade is capable of doing. At the show's end, Anthony and Colin jump their horses before saluting the audience.

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What's this? Turnabout is fair play? As a test of their aim and concentration, Anthony and Mary cut two whip targets simultaneously, working the whip with the right hand and holding targets for the other with the left hand. One target is cut with an upward vertical, then the second is cut with a vertical gypsy crack.

To demonstrate how safe Anthony is, he walks all the way up to Mary cracking a whip in each hand. He takes advantage of the opportunity to steal a kiss from her, and she shows her appreciation for his taking this liberty in public.

Anthony and Mary follow the targets and body wraps with the "Toowomba Tango," a synchronized series of whip cracks. The dance starts with a prep for a backward crack to the audience,and includes verticals, horizontals, diagonals, whip wraps and multiple crack figures on both sides of the body.

Gee, you think with those smiles they might be enjoying this dance? The synchronized whip routine is always a crowd-pleaser, as Anthony and Mary demonstrate an impressive series of different whip throws, moving the whip around the body, and finishing with a flourish and a bow before running out of the arena.

If you have an equestrian or Western event and would like to have Anthony and Mary perform their ground whip act, please write to mary@delongis.com with the name of the event, the dates and the location, and we'll let you know what is possible