This Colorado Sheriff's Office Wants to Bring Back Mounted Patrol

This Colorado sheriff's office wants to bring back mounted patrol

DENVER (KDVR) -- Western Colorado has a rich history with horses, from cowboys and ranchers to mounted law enforcement. Today, a Western Slope sheriff's office is hoping to revitalize a tradition going back more than 140 years. Though never officially disbanded, the Garfield County Sheriff's Office has had a mounted patrol of deputies from at least 1884 until budget constraints in the 1980s caused the posse to fade away. Now, the sheriff's offic…

Border Patrol horses return to San Diego as migrant encounters continue to plummet

After a two-year hiatus, a small group of U.S. Border Patrol agents is once again patrolling the border on horseback — from the beach to East County’s wilder terrain. Horses date back to the federal agency’s origins a century ago and are still used along the U.S.-Mexico border in part for their ability to move through challenging environments. Border enforcement with horses has also made headlines in recent years, including agents on horseback c…