They're used to cats and dogs. They can relate them with police officers and relate that they're good. They use their own horses and equipment. Police say the mounted patrol will probably become a more familiar sight around town. Abilene has needed a mounted patrol because horses provide another way of keeping people safe, the officers said.
Horses can outrun just about anything with legs.
They can move around in areas where tires wouldn't work. Together, a mounted patrol can move entire crowds. Plus, a mounted officer has 10 feet of height and 1,400 pounds of weight on his side. He added that the mounted patrol can be called out to search for and rescue a lost Alzheimer's patient or child. If an inmate escapes, the horses can help track them down.