(Police radio sounds, and sounds of horse's hoof beats.)
To be a horse-mounted officer you're carrying on a legacy.
You're carrying on some history behind it, to patrol on the horse in the greatest city
in the world.
(Music plays, sounds of crickets and singing birds)
The day begins at 0600 and the moment that I arrive here at the barn I immediately check
on the status of my horse, and all the horses in the barn to make sure that there's no apparent
injuries of some sort.
This is Delilah, she's a nine-year old Percheron thoroughbred cross.
As you can see we caught her in the middle of breakfast right now, but I'll make it up
to her in a little bit.
The moment that I find that she's good to go I then begin to giver her a bath, brushing
her off, tacking her up, and then after we've done so, we start putting on her saddle her
reins, and we're off for patrol for whatever assignment is due for me that day.
(Music)
On a beautiful day such as this, as a horse-mounted officer it's wonderful to get out and patrol
and to introduce yourself to the public and to assure them that they're safe.
(Music)
Often times they're so overwhelmed by what they're seeing because they've never seen
it before, that they just want to at least overcome their fear to touch her.
Delilah is an excellent horse in temperament she takes a lot of the characteristics of
the Percheron, she's really low key I've had her for the last four years.
She didn't necessarily come on auto pilot, despite her disposition...
(Horse whinnies)
...but the benefit of being part draft horse, she's been really patient with me and she
doesn't spook easy.
First ten years of my career I was in patrol and I wanted a challenge, and what greater
challenge there was than to learn how to ride a horse in the best city in the United States,
and that's Washington DC.
(Music)
The moment we end our patrol here at the barn we dismount the horse, bring the horse in,
untack the horse, making sure that there is no apparent cuts, or any bruises, anything
that may have occurred during patrol, making sure there's no stones in the hoof, getting
any saddle stains off of the back.
And then once we allow them to go back into their stall, feed the horse by grain and hay,
refill their buckets with water, and it's the end of our day.
(Music)
The primary mission for the mounted Park Police officer is demonstrations.
Fortunately we don't have many demonstrations so on my average patrol it is community policing.
It is monitoring the community, just surveilling the area for various crimes of some sort.
But it is primarily police presence and demonstrations.
To represent a mounted unit that is known nationwide and to carry on the legacy and
the reputation which is rightfully earned... more so than anything, meeting new people
every day, and seeing how they react when they see a beautiful horse like Delilah, and
putting a smile on their face, and assuring them that they're in good hands.
(Music plays, fades)
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