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 ...

The effects of criminal victimization are often reviewed after crime has occurred, and therefore it becomes increasingly important to consider and develop crime prevention strategies as a viable ...

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.

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 ...

Ceremonial equipment used by West Midlands Police's mounted unit before it disbanded in 1999 has been returned to the force. Silver-coloured metal breastplates, which keep saddles in place, were ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thoroughbreds won't be the only horses out at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday. The draft horses of the Baltimore Police Department's mounted unit will also be there patrolling the Preakness ...