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100 years of Equestrian Excellence-by Dishan Joseph Source:Dailynews For decades dedicated policemen and their horses have sustained the British traditions of mounted policing, upholding the dignity and decorum associated with the Mounted Division. Beginning in 1758 the London Police established the Mounted Branch of the Metropolitan Police, and Australia and Texas implemented Mounted Police Units by the 1820s. Records indicate the earliest formal Mounted Police Force was probably London’s 1758 Horse Patrol. In 1871 the New York City Police Department created a Mounted Police Unit. Being on a horse allows the Police officer to keep an eye on a wider crowd and identify any issues that officers on the ground may not be able to see. Being higher up allows the officer to direct crowds with ease as people are more likely to see and hear the officer. Thoroughbreds are also used for patrolling purposes more so than crowd control, ...