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02-01-2010, 10:01 AM
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San Diego selling Mounted Unit horses
Former police horses to be auctioned
Mounted unit was disbanded last year By Debbi Baker, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER Monday, February 1, 2010 at 12:04 a.m. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2...d-for-sale-at/ Seven prized and highly trained horses that San Diego police officers used in mounted patrol will go up for auction today. The mounted enforcement unit, founded in 1983, patrolled Balboa Park and also was deployed in special details across the county such as major conventions and at Qualcomm Stadium. The city disbanded the unit in December to help close a $179 million budget gap. Selling the horses is expected to save the city $243,000 annually in upkeep for the animals and their equipment, San Diego police Assistant Chief Bob Kanaski said. The horses, ranging in age from 9 to 12 years old, as well as their tack and other equipment will be offered for sale online through Feb. 10, Kanaski said. Starting bids for the horses are expected to be $500 to $1,500, he said.
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02-01-2010, 11:35 AM
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02-01-2010, 11:46 AM
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Any horse that can handle being a police horse is a nice and well broke animal. I imagine that they shouldn't have too tough a time being placed. Heck, after getting spooked into oblivion by my horse last week, I'd like to make a trade!
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02-01-2010, 02:43 PM
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Scavs should buy one to use at AP this summer
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02-01-2010, 02:57 PM
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02-01-2010, 03:40 PM
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02-01-2010, 09:02 PM
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I'm a bit surprised that the officers didn't make arrangements for their own horses, or that there are not other active mounted PD units that would appreciate expensively trained horses. Sounds funky.
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02-01-2010, 10:50 PM
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I know they eliminated the mounted police unit in Philadelphia about, oh, eight years ago and brought them all back maybe, five years later. For large events, they are incredibly valuable.
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02-02-2010, 09:57 PM
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I assume the officers are free to bid on them along with everybody else. Don't know if any other mounted PD units made offers or not.
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02-03-2010, 05:40 PM
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This sounds much better than what used to happen in PA to the police horses when their careers were over. At the time, there were no exceptions to the rule that police equipment could not be distributed to the public. So, on more than one occasion, veteran police horses would be paraded at the Farm Show, taking a last loop around to the cheers of the kids while it was announced they were retiring from the force... and then they'd be taken off premises and shot.
(Fortunately, they've since realized a horse is not really the same kind of equipment as, say, a handgun, and now they really do retire the horses.)
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