With just four horses and three human officers, it's still plenty visible at parades, events and parks around the Mile High City.
again in 2004 because of budget cuts. It ultimately survived thanks to Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown and an uptick in donations from the public, who’d heard about the potential end of the Mounted Patrol.. Although the city pays the officers’ salaries along with veterinary bills and other necessities, equipment like saddles — and even the horses themselves — are paid for through donor support.
The officers and their horses work four ten-hour shifts, then have three days off in a cycle. They don’t go out in extreme heat or cold — especially if conditions are icy — in order to protect the horses. “It's really evolved much like regular policing, where it's evolved from crime fighting to really being guardians and community policing and community outreach,” Jensen says. “We're very approachable, and people can see us from miles away, but also criminals can see us from miles away.”
The officers don’t comply with those requests, but they love interacting with community members — even in silly situations like that. Children delighting at the horses is a particular highlight for all of them. There tends to be a lot of interest in joining the unit, but Jensen says not everyone is cut out for the job, which also involves cleaning up after the horses. The team has a stable master who helps out, but for the most part, they take care of their own four-legged partners.
Most of the horse-training equipment at their barn was handmade by the squad. They have creative solutions, like attaching pool noodles to a wooden spool or hanging ropes from an archway to train the animals to not fear being brushed by objects or people as they do their work.
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