Council members reallocated $150K away from the last remaining horseback unit in the state. Chief Brian O’Hara says his ...

From crowd work at festivals and parades to patrolling downtown, a mounted unit for any police force plays a vital role in ...

The mounted police at Maha Kumbh 2025 will play a crucial role in ensuring safety, crowd control, and smooth operations ...

After his retirement from racing, the 11-year-old male horse, now named Reiko, became a member of the Metropolitan Police Department's mounted police unit. Reiko routinely watches over grade ...

KPD officials said the unit will offer officers a high-visibility, elevated way to patrol Knoxville events and downtown.

Some of Your Horse’s #Hack1000miles participants are putting their hours hacking a horse to good use — as mounted police ...

Expect to see some new faces - some long faces - on the Knoxville Police Department next year. KPD announced Dec. 19 it will ...

The horses arrived in Knoxville on Monday and ... Photo via Knoxville Police Photo via Knoxville Police The Mounted Patrol Units will be used to increase high-visibility patrols in downtown ...

Special care is being taken to ensure the horses' optimal health and performance, with a focus on their diet and medical needs in preparation for the event. The Mounted Police is expected to play ...

Officials believe that mounted police remain much more effective in crowd control than any other available option. The state police have assembled an elite force of 130 specially trained horses ...