cavalcade

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cavalcade
    n 1: a procession of people traveling on horseback

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Cavalcade \Cav"al*cade`\, n. [F. cavalcade, fr. It. cavalcata,
   fr. cavalcare to go on horseback, fr. LL. caballicare, fr. L.
   caballus an inferior horse, Gr. ?. Cf. {Cavalier},
   {Cavalry}.]
   A procession of persons on horseback; a formal, pompous march
   of horsemen by way of parade.
   [1913 Webster]

         He brought back war-worn cavalcade to the city.
                                                  --Prescott.
   [1913 Webster] Cavalero

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

20 Moby Thesaurus words for "cavalcade":
      caravan, column, cortege, dress parade, flyover, funeral, line,
      march past, motorcade, mule train, pack train, parade, pomp,
      procession, promenade, review, skimmington, stream, string,
      train