They actually have them in a lot of areas, @enjar. Mostly in cities, believe it or not. Washington, DC has them, as does NYC... it give them more height and visibility.
Plus they don't get caught in traffic, hence the added use of cops on bikes.
Exactly. Thanks dswigle for the excellent explanation! It IS a strange site in NYC but they still have a good sized force of mounted police there. And the people love the horses. I don't know what they do about the "stuff" the horses leave behind though!
Howdy enjar! Well dswigle gave a great answer and I thank her for that. Yes, mostly in cities because they are 8 to 10 feet up so they have the view and they don't get stuck in a traffic jam. Plus if someone tries to run from them it's pretty hard to outrun a horse! But I'm sure in NYC they wait for a car to pick up a suspect and not walk them down the street like in Texas..or like they USED to do in Texas. I love the Old West look in Texas because of the cowboy hats but I'm an old cowboy.
They actually have them in a lot of areas, @enjar. Mostly in cities, believe it or not. Washington, DC has them, as does NYC... it give them more height and visibility.
Plus they don't get caught in traffic, hence the added use of cops on bikes.
Exactly. Thanks dswigle for the excellent explanation! It IS a strange site in NYC but they still have a good sized force of mounted police there. And the people love the horses. I don't know what they do about the "stuff" the horses leave behind though!
Howdy enjar! Well dswigle gave a great answer and I thank her for that. Yes, mostly in cities because they are 8 to 10 feet up so they have the view and they don't get stuck in a traffic jam. Plus if someone tries to run from them it's pretty hard to outrun a horse! But I'm sure in NYC they wait for a car to pick up a suspect and not walk them down the street like in Texas..or like they USED to do in Texas. I love the Old West look in Texas because of the cowboy hats but I'm an old cowboy.