police horse
Crowd control mount
A police horse is a horse trained and used by mounted police units for patrol, crowd control, and ceremonial duties.
The height and visibility of officers on horseback gives tactical advantages in managing large gatherings: Police horses formed a line to hold back the protesters.
Also called a mounted police horse.
- mountedFixed in position
- cavalryMounted military force
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- law enforcementUpholding legal codes
- mareFemale adult equine
stallion · trot · hooves · bridle · saddle · riot · riot gear · crowd control · crowd · uniform · officer · canter · mane · stable · reins · truncheon · high visibility · protest
- working animalsherding, gun dog, guarding, pulling, hunting dog
- Mounted PoliceRCMP, Mounties
- working dogsguide dog, K9, herding dog, sniffer dogs, detection dog
- draft horsesClydesdale, Percheron, Belgian, Suffolk Punch, Suffolk
police horsepatrol car
Law enforcement vehicle
squad car · police cruiser · police motorcycle · police helicopter · police drone
police horseriding horse
Equine trained for mounting
racehorse · show horse · wild horse · trail horse · polo pony
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