Armistice Day is commemorated every year on November 11 to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany for the cessation of hostilities and to honour those who served and fell.
The six Clydesdale horses will pull an artillery gun from Claudelands showground to Memorial Park, leaving at 10:30am.
Joining the Clydesdales in the parade will be three armoured army vehicles, the Waikato Mounted Rifles led by Karl Johnston with eight war horse riders bringing up the rear led by John King. A police escort will guide the parade and control traffic.
Four of the Clydesdales are owned by Fred Pilling of Pilling & Leggett Engineering in Te Rapa.
Mr Pilling became involved in The Mane Event due to his stepfather's history.
"My stepfather went through the war from 1914 straight through until 1918 and he mentioned the horses all the time, as they were the main type of transport back then," Mr Pilling said.
"After hearing those stories I've just always admired the horse artillery."
Mr Pilling has been breeding horses since moving to New Zealand from the United Kingdom 30 years ago. He has bred four of the Clydesdale in the parade.
Clydesdale are large working horses, with thousands conscripted into World War I for transportation of heavy equipment.
Mr Pilling was also charged with finding a a World War I artillery gun for the event which eventually took him to Tauranga.
"They aren't many of them in New Zealand. It took quite a bit of finding."
"I heard of a guy in Tauranga who had one and he wasn't too keen on lending it at first as they are worth a fair bit of money, around $30,000.
"It turned out he had another one in his workshop which was perfect for us and he said we could borrow that one."
The convoy will travel from Claudelands down Brooklyn Road, across Heaphy Terrace, into O'Neill Street and then on to Memorial Drive where they will do a U-turn at Anzac Parade.
The Clydesdale horses and armoured vehicles will halt in Memorial Drive and the Waikato Mounted Rifles and war horse march riders will form a horseshoe around the War Horse statue.
The unveiling of the statue will take place at 11am where a minute's silence will be held. The name of who will unveil the statue has yet to be revealed.
Organiser Noeline Jeffries who is president of the war horse board has been working tirelessly to make the event happen. She said it was originally planned as a small event.
"I'm used to hosting dressage but there has been no template for this, a lot of hard work has gone in from the different teams behind the scenes," Ms Jeffries said.
"The amount of interest for the event has been amazing."
After the unveiling The Mane Event will start at 1 pm at the Claudelands Showground, beginning with the story of the arrival of the first horses in New Zealand and Reverend Samuel Marsden, the Anglican cleric and missionary generally acknowledged as introducing both Christianity and the horse to New Zealand. New Zealand's first horse came ashore with Rev Marsden in the Bay of Islands on Christmas Eve, 1814.
The Anglican Dean of Waikato Peter Rickman will be on horseback leading the re-enactment as Marsden, a role he prepared for with riding lessons from Ms Jeffries.
After the Grand Parade of clubs/organisations and breeds of horses there will be displays of jousting, vaulting, kaimanawa horses doing tricks, pony rides, wagon rides and farm animals. Entry is free with a gold coin donation for the pony and wagon rides.
