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Texas A&M AgriLife leads program prioritizing mounted patrol horses’ health, safety

October 16, 2024 by Press

In the upcoming course, veterinary professionals will educate riders on what they need to know to maintain a mounted patrol horse’s health and safety. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Equine health course to equip riders with essential horse care skills October 10, 2024 – by Ashley Vargo Texas A&M University System veterinarians and Texas A&M AgriLife educational development specialists are collaborating to deliver a new training program to educate mounted patrol units throughout the nation on all the skills needed to care for their …

Horse Jobs: A Look at the Horses of the El Paso County Mounted Patrol

July 18, 2022July 15, 2022 by COHS Articles

Horse Jobs: The El Paso County Mounted Patrol requires Nerves of Steel Friendly Disposition Athletic Prowess

Photo Credit: Colorado Horse Source

Job Requirement: Nerves of Steel, Friendly Disposition, Athletic Prowess Whether a fence dispute amidst the arid, rocky acres of this southeastern Colorado county, or working among throngs of rambunctious parade-goers, the horses behind the mounted patrol of El Paso County must tolerate days of endurance training, noisy crowds, conflict management, …