For the people in Essex there is nothing better than a good old fashioned horse and carriage to top off a celebration. No matter what they are celebrating there is a horse and carriage there to make the occasion a little more special.
Generally the people in Essex will use an old fashioned looking carriage that is wooden and just has some simply little decorations on it along with a brown, red, black, or white horse. Some times they will use two different colored horses but the people in Essex are more prone to using two horses of the same color.
The color of the two horses that are pulling the carriage usually depends on the decorations that are on the carriage and the occasion. If the carriage is decorated with pink, the horses are almost always red. If the carriage has darker colored decorations the horses are usually black. When the decorations are white, the horses are white and if the carriage does not have many decorations on it the people are more likely to use brown horses. But something that people can count on in Essex is that the decorations on the carriage are extremely likely to match the occasion that is being celebrated.
The reason that people in Essex, whether they are just visiting or live there, can count on the likelyhood of the carriage matching the occasion is because it is a sort of tradition in Essex. For years on end, no matter what the occasion was that was being celebrated the people of Essex have always had their carriages suit the occasion. It has become like a small tradition that the people of Essex go by. If the occasion involves love, there is red. If the occasion involves hope, there is yellow. There are many different ways that the people in Essex express their happiness and celebrate occasions but no matter what they will almost always go by this tradition.
Although each occasion that is celebrated is very likely to include a horse and carriage, everyone is still awed by the "topper" as they call the horses and carriages. Some people would be likely to say that they were sick of seeing horses and carriages and that it was not special or unique anymore but the people of Essex still enjoy the sight of the horses and carriages.