Spruce Meadows isn't your typical battlefield, but the Lord Strathcona's Horse regiment is still taking their deployment seriously.
They've traded their army fatigues for coveralls, their weapons for show jumping rails.
And Cpl. Charles Sanduliak said when they dodge out onto the trenches, or course, to replace a fallen or broken rail, they are incognito.
"We wear the coveralls and most people just think we're part of Spruce Meadows," he said.
"A lot of people don't know that we are soldiers."
For members of the Edmonton regiment, who volunteer at various Spruce Meadows competitions throughout the summer, it's a nice change of pace, said trooper James Doucette.
"I love it here.
"It's a nice break from the regiment and the everyday things."
All the soldiers range in position and rank and their involvement with Spruce Meadows has a long history, said Sanduliak, who has been with the Canadian Armed Forces for 19 years.
"Our connection is because of the ceremonial aspect of our mounted troops," he said.
The Strathcona Mounted Troops ceased operations in 1939 before the Second World War and exist now for ceremonial and honour guard duties.
Twenty-four of the soldiers will spend the rest of the week at Spruce.
Sanduliak said the soldiers pair up and look after a set of jumps during the competitions and depending on their location, sometimes they have to scramble before the next horse comes galloping along.
