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montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 57,999 ******
edited September 2017 in General Discussion
Other than parades,how many cities still have mounted police?
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    montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 57,999 ******
    edited November -1
    I remember St.Louis had a very proud/prestiges mounted police division. Do they still?
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    nunnnunn Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 36,004 ******
    edited November -1
    Dallas PD has a mounted unit. They stable their horses at the State Fairgrounds.
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    1911a1-fan1911a1-fan Member Posts: 51,193 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by montanajoe
    I remember St.Louis had a very proud/prestiges mounted police division. Do they still?



    yes
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    montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 57,999 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by nunn
    Dallas PD has a mounted unit. They stable their horses at the State Fairgrounds.
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    montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 57,999 ******
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by 1911a1-fan
    quote:Originally posted by montanajoe
    I remember St.Louis had a very proud/prestiges mounted police division. Do they still?



    yes
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    AdamsQuailHunterAdamsQuailHunter Member Posts: 2,024 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Gainesville, Florida did have a mounted unit - but is was disbanded this year. The only "mounted" unit now is on motorcycles.

    Best AQH
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    JamesRKJamesRK Member Posts: 25,670 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    New Orleans used to use mounted police to break up the crowds at the end of Mardi Gras. I don't know if they still do.
    The road to hell is paved with COMPROMISE.
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    savage170savage170 Member Posts: 37,453 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Orlando still has a unit the company my wife works for sponsors a horse
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    cbxjeffcbxjeff Member Posts: 17,427 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Though I didn't see any this year, Deadwood, SD. I seen them many times in past years.
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    Wild TurkeyWild Turkey Member Posts: 2,427 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Louisville, Ky has a unit. Very useful in crowd conditions.
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    shilowarshilowar Member Posts: 38,815 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Our local large PD that had them eliminated them a few years ago. Too big an expense. My 1st wife had a retired Tenneesee Walker from that PD and he was a great horse. We used him for trail competitions because he was so well trained and scared of nothing. He liked sausage biscuits too.
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    rivethookrivethook Member Posts: 164 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Washington DC has mounted patrols, they had some of the largest horses I think I've ever seen and it looked like they had smaller riders so made them look even larger...
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    nononsensenononsense Member Posts: 10,928 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Chicago brought back its mounted patrol unit in 1974. It is under the command of the Department of Strategic Deployment.

    The Mounted Patrol Unit is commanded by:

    1 Lieutenant
    4 Sergeants
    27 Mounted Patrol Officers

    "The Mounted Patrol Unit currently houses 32 horses (geldings) which are acquired by the Chicago Police Department through purchases and donations. To qualify a horse for duty, they are chosen for uniformity ? alike in appearance, size and temperament. Once the horse is chosen, they are put through an extensive training process to ensure they are capable of meeting the service needs of the unit.

    In addition to special events that occur around the city all year long, the Mounted Patrol Unit also conducts daily patrols in several areas of downtown Chicago, including the lakefront, the Museum Campus, Lincoln and Grant Parks, and the shopping areas of North Michigan Avenue and State Street."

    The unit is stabled at the old South Shore Country Club on Lakes Shore Dr. It's now named the South Shore Cultural Center.

    Best.
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    ltcdotyltcdoty Member Posts: 4,169 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Albany, New York has mounted police for about thirty years.I believe the New York State Police has a unit they use for large events..

    While cleaning out an old armory of historic properties, I found a room full of horse tack from an old New York National Guard cavalry unit.

    I gave several of the old cast iron saddle stands to the Albany PD.
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    CaptFunCaptFun Member Posts: 16,678 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Atlanta and New Orleans still have mounted units. Charleston disbanded theirs in 2011 due to budget cuts
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    patt7638patt7638 Member Posts: 363 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    New York city. Great for crowd control.
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    BrookwoodBrookwood Member, Moderator Posts: 13,346 ******
    edited November -1
    Pretty sure our neighbors to the north still keep them red dressed "Mounties" and their horses in business.[8D]
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    pwilliepwillie Member Posts: 20,253 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    https://www.facebook.com/The-Mobile-County-Sheriffs-Posse-581515235287362/
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    Dads3040Dads3040 Member Posts: 13,552 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Portland had a mounted unit until a couple months ago. They said budget cuts, but the protesters and Leftists were bitching that the horses were intimidating.



    **Paging Captain Obvious to a white courtesy phone. Paging Captain Obvious to a white courtesy phone....
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    bullshotbullshot Member Posts: 14,336 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Tampa Fl has one.
    "Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you"
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    montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 57,999 ******
    edited November -1
    Nice to hear they are still around. Thanks for the replies.
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    WranglerWrangler Member Posts: 5,788 ✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by montanajoe
    Other than parades,how many cities still have mounted police?


    Large cities do. Very effective for crowd control, if you have an officer(s) that knows how to work their horses right.
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    320090T320090T Member Posts: 2,715 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Indianapolis unit is still active.
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