[rahbert]

Is that true?? How unbelievable! For one thing those mounts
were probably trained at great expense to be reliable in
the face of traffic, distractions, hurled missiles...

Tells me all I needed to know about the mayor.

[Westlander]

Yep.
http://www.wxyztv.com/wxyz/ys_investigations/article/0,2132,WXYZ_15949_4189101,00.html

[Westlander]

Here's another one regarding Kwame.
http://www1.wxyz.com/wxyz/nw_local_news/article/0,2132,WXYZ_15924_4136902,00.html

[RSteyn]

>Is that true?? How unbelievable! For one thing those mounts
were probably trained at great expense to be reliable in
the face of traffic, distractions, hurled missiles...

Tells me all I needed to know about the mayor.<

The "final exam" is typically a revolver fired just above the ears. If they can handle that, they are ready for duty. Mounted police are a wonderful asset for an urban police department; a mounted officer can go places a foot patrol or car cannot, and quickly; you can see more on horseback, but miss little detail; and people are more likely to talk to a patrolman on horseback. The horse makes all the difference.