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is what the police horse’s training is about. Because paddock turnout at the Rock Creek stable is limited, horses go out on the beat daily. They are certain to see the same trash dumpster that frightened them yesterday. They see the same bike messengers, street people, screeching cars, fire hydrants, overflowing trash bins, pot holes, storm drains — all things that most rural riders don’t even think about.
“It is all repetition. I won’t axe a horse off the list if he won’t walk over black plastic, yet a horse that is willing to is going to catch my eye immediately,” said Pfister. “We want the kinds of horses that are independent that will go out alone, because we mostly work alone on our beats. We take out the new horses in company just like we put rookie cops with a veteran.”
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