Horses have long been linked with police forces. The French and the British were using mounted police patrols as early as the ...

Stockton Police Chief Stanley McFadden said the new volunteer unit will help decrease crime and strengthen crime prevention ...

High school students help Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office name newest mounted patrol horse MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The ...

Pushing a giant beach ball around and getting tapped by pool noodles may look like horseplay, but it's part of the job for two Percheron horses in Knoxville's new Mounted Patrol Unit. Horses Phyl ...

The Broken Arrow Police Department hosted a mounted patrol training session at the Tulsa Fairgrounds to prepare officers and their horses for service. 1. Being on horseback allows officers to do ...

While mounted police units have been used in Europe since the 1700s, the first police force in America to mount an officer on a horse was in New York City in 1858. Other cities began following ...