Their performance was universally acclaimed the hit of the program by the United Kingdom media and the audiences. In 1838 the South Australia Police Force came into being with the appointment by Governor Hindmarsh of ten Mounted Constables and ten Foot Constables. All the horses used by the SA Mounted Police are grey in colour, are geldings and mares, and at least sixteen hands high. The horses are either purchased from Kadlunga Stud as yearlings or are purchased or donated from members of the public. The object of training a police horse is to produce a mount which will be calm and obedient under the most trying conditions.
Staff build up a horse's tolerance to unusual sights and sounds.
They never allow their animals to be hurt in the process, and reward them with a pat or oats when they display courage, confidence and tolerance under trying circumstances. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police together with the South Australia Police Mounted Operations Unit will present a drill ride to music. In their distinctive white helmets, Royal Marines Bands are renowned throughout the world for the quality of their music, visual splendour and precision drill. On the concert platform they enjoy a similar reputation ensuring their continuing popularity with the audience they entertain. The inclusion of the Band in the Tattoo has direct links to the foundation of the South Australian colony in 1836, when the Royal Marines provided the first police service.