In the past two years, mounted police units from Boston to San Diego have gone the way of the Pony Express, the victims of tight budgets and shifting law-enforcement priorities. But in Seattle, where ...

UPDATE 4:30 P.M. APRIL 13: The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has disbanded the Mounted Unit. In a release, the department said the move was made in the face of a loss in tax revenue facing ...

POMONA – The Rockland Sheriff's mounted unit has been admired by spectators during parades in the past half century, but its job description is a lot more extensive than most people think. And Sheriff ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP)-- The Philadelphia Police Department on Thursday announced a $2 million fundraising campaign to revive its mounted patrol unit, which was shelved six years ago amid funding problems.

Mounted police could be a sight residents will see in downtown Jackson. At a meeting of the Jackson City Council's Public Safety and Parks Committee, talks were had of bringing back the now defunct ...

Sgt. Kevin Finn takes a step forward to make sure his next point isn’t missed. His spurs clank on the barn’s concrete floor. His calvary hat is turned just slightly to the side, gold tassels on the ...

Underneath the stable roof at Willow Lake Farm in Ambler, Chanthavy Hearn readies her horse, Pat, for the morning training. The newcomer to the Philadelphia Mounted Police Unit listens to veteran Dave ...

CHICAGO -- At the sprawling South Shore Cultural Center, the early-morning sun casts a golden glow on the stables nestled just beyond the gated entrance. On this 20-degree Thursday, the waves of ...

Police departments have been cutting back on use of horses. The images of Border Patrol agents on horseback confronting Haitian migrants in Del Rio, Texas has put scrutiny on the appropriate use of ...

There are two notices posted on the side of Camp’s stall in the Chicago Police Department’s mounted patrol unit stable. “Wet hay,” reads one, a reminder to dampen the hay to keep down the dust; Camp ...

MILWAUKEE - It's the only full-time unit of its kind in Wisconsin – and while it may be small by the numbers, it is mighty in its mission. "You know, when you're out on the street taking assignments, ...