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in front of them, deal with footballs and Frisbees being thrown around their heads in parks, not be startled when a large dump truck shifts its load, and suffer an 18-wheeler traveling in close proximity.
Sirens, firecrackers, airplanes are all new noises for a horse to stand through. They have to be able to walk and trot over narrow pedestrian bridges, ford streams and walk across concrete median strips without treating it like the water jump at the Gold Cup.
They have to allow an officer to take off a jacket or rain slicker. They have to be tested for crowd control. These are just a few of the requirements. It seems amazing that the racing thoroughbred, considered by many to be “flighty” so often makes a very good police mount. It is more often than not that a horse makes the cut for the USPP.
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