When it began as a full-time patrol a quarter-century ago, the San Jose Police Department’s mounted unit was funded with $70,000 in private donations from San Jose business groups concerned that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Memphis police's mounted patrol has been a pillar of the department for a century. Take an inside look at the race horses ...