APPOINTMENTS • NOVEMBER 2011
• Patrol
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troduce the MP concept to riders in this area. In order to qualify for the PCSMP, each applicant must pass an extensive background check as well as a horse and rider inspection. Successful candidates then complete an intensive 50-hour week-long training session at FENCE during the last week in October. This is conducted by the Mounted Police Training Academy, the only accredited mounted police training academy in the nation. The training includes class(Continued on page 20)
Above: Potential volunteer members of the new Polk County Mounted Patrol Unit work through training exercises to get themselves and horses used to riding and walking around patrol cars. Left page: Patrol volunteers practice simple drills such as walking in line (photos submitted).
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