Swapping squad cars for saddles

The Sacramento Bee ^ | 2:15 a.m. PDT Monday, July 14, 2003 | Christina Jewett

[Redcloak]

Eric Luhrs leads fellow California Highway Patrol Officers Tony Pineiro, center, and David Lavezzoli on horseback patrol at the state Capitol. "When people know there's 1,000 pounds behind a horse, they really don't want to mess with that," Luhrs says.

[kaktuskid]

Gives a whole new meaning to "CHIPS"(as in horsechips)

[Support Free Republic]

See that good looking dude on the left? He's got FAR BETTER THINGS to do than conduct Freepathons! Come on, let's get this thing over with.

[Redcloak]

Now we know that not all of the road apples in Sacramento were produced by the Legislature.