The Knoxville Police Department is growing its mounted patrol unit with three new horses. To welcome the horses to the city, ...

The Downtown Knoxville Alliance and KPD are inviting the community to help name the new horses. Erland said that all three ...

SOUTH PARK, Pa. (KDKA) — Like every officer to serve in uniform, the eight horses serving in the Allegheny County Police Department's Mounted Patrol Unit all have a story and a little ...

Horses have long been linked with police forces. The French and the British were using mounted police patrols as early as the 18th century. Today, many cities around the world still use mounted ...

Mounted patrol handlers and horses not just for show It's been more than 30 years since former Crow Wing County Sheriff Frank Ball sought out the public's help in organizing a mounted patrol for ...

The situation between mounted Border Patrol agents at the border has reignited the debate about law enforcement's use of horses.

To ensure the mounted unit can stay at full strength, with 28 horses at its Hershey stable and training academy, state police are looking for more people to follow the local couple’s example, by ...

Hitch up your wagons - the Waseca County that is the Mounted Sheriff’s Posse will be hosting the 42nd annual Wagon Train for ...

The greater number of the horses used in the mounted police force come from the West, though occasionally there may be a horse from Virginia. The order to purchase comes from the Police Commissioners.