SPD is taking part in an initiative to expand the unit’s role in search-and-rescue operations when dire situations occur.

The U.S. Park Police Horse Mounted Unit has been a vital part of the D.C. community, ensuring public safety and protecting ...

This story was originally published by Boyle Heights Beat on June 23, 2025. The Los Angeles Police Department’s use of mounted officers during recent protests has drawn sharp criticism from residents, ...

Baltimore’s spending board is expected to approve a $2 million lease termination agreement this week with a horse stable used ...

As Mayor Brandon Johnson prepares to give his budget address Thursday, one idea should get tossed aside: eliminating Chicago’s mounted police unit. We make this argument with the full knowledge that ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Since 1977, badges and boots with spurs have teamed up with hooves and horseshoes within the Albuquerque Police Department’s mounted horse units. According to APD, the unit makes ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The Charleston Police Department is inviting the community to participate in naming two new horses joining their Mounted Patrol Unit. For the first horse, the options are ...

New group of Miami police officers, horses get ready to join mounted patrol unit A new group of South Florida law enforcement members are getting ready to hit the streets on saddles! MIAMI — A new ...

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 nearby ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The Little Rock Police Department is celebrating 40 years of mounted patrol. At a time when budget cuts have forced many departments to do away with mounted patrol, the unit in ...