Similar to other professional flying groups, The Horsemen's schedule runs each year from mid-March until early November utilizing both military and civilian airfields.

[citation needed] Since their formation in 1994,[4] The Horsemen have utilized the insignia of the grim reaper on a horse bearing a shield with an emblem of the P-51 on the front of it.

The Horsemen fly their formation aerobatic routine in three original P-51 Mustangs which previously served in World War II.

Ed Shipley is the founder of the group and is a long-time air show performer with more than 18 years of experience flying the T-6 Texan, P-51 Mustang, the F8F Bearcat and the F-86 Sabre.

He was also one of the civilian founders of the USAF Heritage program and serves on the International Council of Air Shows’ Board of Directors.