- List of mounted police units
List of mounted police forces
This article lists mounted police units and forces by country and, where applicable, by sub-national or regional units.
Australia *
New South Wales Police Force Mounted Operational Support Unit, established 1825
*Queensland Police Mounted Police Unit
*South Australia Police Mounted Cadre
*Victoria Police Mounted Branch
*Western Australia Police Mounted Section
*Australian Federal Police Ceremonial Mounted Cadre, established 2006.Brazil *
Polícia Militar do Estado de Goiás Regimento de CavalariaCanada *
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
*Calgary Police Service Mounted Unit
*Halifax Regional Police Mounted Patrol
*Service de police de la Ville de Montréal Cavalry
*Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Mounted Unit
*Toronto Police Service Mounted Unit
*Vancouver Police Department Mounted Squad
*Victoria Police Department Mounted PatrolBulgaria *
Capital Directorate of Internal Affairs Cavalry Squadron,Sofia (since 1956)
*Stara Zagora Regional Police Office Horse Police Unit,Stara Zagora (since 1999)Germany *
Reiterstaffel Baden-Württemberg
*Reiterstaffel Bayern
*Reiterstaffel Bundespolizei
*Reiterstaffel Hessen
*Reiterstaffel Niedersachsen
*Reiterstaffel Sachsen Greece *
Hellenic Mounted Police (Ελληνική Έφιππη Αστυνομία)Republic of Ireland *
Garda Síochána Mounted UnitIndia *
Kolkata Police Mounted Police Unit
*Kerala Police Mounted Police UnitIsrael *
Israeli Police Horses and Dogs SectionItaly *
Carabinieri "a cavallo" units
*Polizia di Stato "a cavallo" unitsJamaica *
Jamaica Constabulary Force Mounted Troop DivisionLesotho *
Lesotho Mounted Police Malta *
Malta Police Force Netherlands *
Korps landelijke politiediensten Mounted Police and Police Dog Service (DLHP)New Zealand *
New Zealand Police Mounted UnitPoland *
Komenda Miejska Policji w Chorzowie Mounted Team of Prevention Section
*Komenda Miejska Policji w Częstochowie Mounted Team
*Komenda Miejska Policji w Poznaniu Mounted Platoon
*Komenda Miejska Policji w Szczecinie Mounted Unit
*Komenda Stołeczna Policji w Warszawie Mounted PlatoonPortugal *
Guarda Nacional Republicana Regimento de CavalariaSri Lanka *
Sri Lanka Police Mounted DivisionUnited Kingdom Active Mounted Sections
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Avon and Somerset Constabulary Mounted Section
*City of London Police Mounted Section
*Cleveland Police Mounted Section
*Essex Police Mounted Section (disbanded 1999, re-launched 2008) [Details of the re-launch here on [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/7240449.stm the BBC website] .]
*Greater Manchester Police Mounted Unit
*Lancashire Constabulary Mounted Branch
*Lothian and Borders Police Mounted Section
*Merseyside Police Mounted Section
*Metropolitan Police Mounted Branch
*Northumbria Police Mounted Unit
*North Wales Police Mounted Division (launched 2008) [Details here in the [http://www.eveningleader.co.uk/news/Cost-of-North-Wales39-mounted.3805868.jp local press] .]
*Nottinghamshire Police Mounted Section
*South Wales Police Mounted Unit
*South Yorkshire Police Mounted Section
*Strathclyde Police Mounted Branch
*Thames Valley Police Mounted Section
*West Yorkshire Police Mounted SectionRecently disbanded sections
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Royal Military Police Mounted Troop (disbanded in 1995)
*Royal Parks Constabulary Mounted Branch (absorbed into Metropolitan Police in 2004)
*West Midlands Police Mounted Unit (disbanded in 1996)*
Albuquerque Police Department , New Mexico
*Allegheny County Police Department ,Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
*Atlanta Police Department Mounted Patrol, Georgia
*Austin Police Department Mounted Patrol, Texas
*Baltimore City Police Department Mounted Unit, Maryland
*Birmingham Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, Alabama
*Boise Police Department Mounted Patrol,Boise, Idaho
*Boston Police Department Mounted Unit, Massachusetts
*Butler County Sheriff's Office Mounted Patrol, Ohio
*Cadillac Police Department Auxiliary Horse Patrol, Michigan
*Charleston Police Department Horse Patrol, South Carolina
*Chicago Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, Illinois
*Cleveland Police Department Mounted Unit, Ohio
*Columbia Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, Missouri
*Columbus Division of Police Mounted Unit,Columbus, Ohio
*Dallas Police Department Mounted Unit, Texas
*Denver Police Department Mounted Patrol, Colorado
*Dover Police Department Mounted Patrol, New Hampshire
*East Bay Regional Park District Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, California
*Eaton County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit, Michigan
*Florence Police Mounted Patrol ,Florence, Alabama
*Fort Lauderdale Police Department Mounted Unit, Florida
*Fort Worth Police Department Mounted Patrol, Texas
*Gainesville Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, Florida
*Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Mounted Patrol, Ohio
*Henrico County Division of Police , Virginia
*Houston Police Department , Texas
*Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Mounted Patrol Section, Indiana
*Jacksonville Sheriff's Office , Mounted Unit, Florida
*Lake County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit, Florida
* [Lancaster Bureau of Police (Lancaster Pa.) Mounted Patrol Unit Sgt. J.D.Shaeffer(shaeffej@police.co.lancaster.pa.us
*Larimer County Sheriff's Office, Larimer County, Colorado Mounted Posse, [http://www.co.larimer.co.us/sheriff/posse/posse.htm (Official Site)]
*Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Mounted Unit, Nevada [http://www.lvmpd.com/bureaus/mounted_police.html (Official site)]
*Lexington-Fayette-Urban-County Division of Police Mounted Unit,Kentucky
*Los Angeles Police Department Mounted Unit, California
*Louisville Metro Police Department Mounted Unit,Kentucky
*Lubbock Police Department Mounted Patrol, Texas
*Maryland-National Capital Park Police
*Massachusetts State Police Mounted Section
*Memphis Police Department Mounted Unit,Memphis, Tennessee
*Miami-Dade Police Department Mounted Patrol, Florida
*Milwaukee Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit,Wisconsin
*Minneapolis Police Department Mounted Patrol, Minnesota
*Mobile Police Department Mounted Unit, Alabama
*Nassau County Police Department Mounted Unit, New York
*New Castle County Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, Delaware
*New Orleans Police Department Mounted Unit, Louisiana
*New York City Police Department Mounted Unit, New York [http://www.nyc.gov/html/nypd/html/transportation/mounted.html (Official site)]
*New York State Park Police Mounted Unit Saratoga Springs, NY
*Oklahoma City Police Department Equine Unit, Oklahoma
*Orlando Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, Florida
*Ottawa County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit, Michigan
*Palos Park Police Department Mounted Patrol,Palos Park, Illinois
*Philadelphia Police Department Mounted Patrol, Pennsylvania
*Pinellas Park Police Department Mounted Patrol,Pinellas Park, Florida [http://www.pppdposse.com]
*Placer County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit, California
*Polk County Sheriff's Office Mounted Enforcement Unit, Florida
*Portland Police Department Mounted Unit, Maine
*Portland Police Bureau Mounted Patrol Unit, Oregon
*Prince William County Police Horse Mounted Patrol UnitPrince William County, Virginia
*Providence Police Department Mounted Command, Rhode Island
*Raleigh Police Department Impact Squad, North Carolina
*Richmond Police Department Mounted Team, Virginia
*Ross County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit, Ohio
*Rutgers University Mounted Patrol (RUMP),New Jersey (only student-run mounted patrol in the United States)
*Sacramento County Sheriff's Department Mounted Enforcement Detail, California
*Sacramento Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, California
*Saint Paul Police Department Mounted Police Unit, Minnesota
*San Francisco Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, California
*San Jose Police Department Mounted Unit, California
*Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department Mounted Unit, California
*Savannah Police Department Mounted Unit, Georgia
*Scottsdale Police Department Mounted Unit, Arizona
*Seattle Police Department Mounted Unit, Washington
*Summit County Sheriff's Office Mounted Patrol, Ohio
*Tampa Police Department Mounted Patrol, Florida
*Tempe Police Department Mounted Unit, Arizona
*Three Rivers Park District Public Safety Mounted Patrol,Minnesota
*Toledo Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, Ohio
*Tulsa County Sheriff's Office, Mounted Patrol Unit, Tulsa, Oklahoma
*Tulsa Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, Oklahoma
*United States Capitol Police Mounted Unit (disbanded in 2005)
*United States Park Police Horse Mounted Unit [http://www.nps.gov/uspp/fhorsepage.htm]
*University of Nevada, Las Vegas Police Services Mounted Police Unit, Nevada
*Virginia Beach Police Department , Virginia
*Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office Mounted Patrol Division, Michigan
*Wayne County Sheriff's Office Mounted Patrol Division, Michigan
*Wichita Police Department Mounted Unit, Kansas
*Wisconsin Capitol Police Department Mounted Unit, Wisconsin [http://www.doa.state.wi.us/index.asp?locid=163 (Official Site)]
*Wisconsin State Fair Park Police Department Mounted Unit, WisconsinReferences
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