21st Century combat horses

Today horses are trained to be able to participate in recreations of historical battles. Among the examples we can find representations of the Battle of Hastings and the American Civil War. Due to changes and upgrades that have horses, weapons and equipment, it is sometimes difficult to make completely authentic recreations.

Despite this conditioning, the directors of the historical recreations try as far as possible to reflect accurately the details of equipment, weaponry and battlefield conditions.

Law enforcement and public safety
The mounted police are a major public institution in some countries and are still present in many of its major cities and some rural areas. Among its applications are patrolling, search and rescue of missing or injured people in accidents and crowd control, especially in the case of demonstrations.

The use of police is also ceremonial and is on parade mainly during the parade of major European cities such as London.

Police mounted Poznan, Poland.
In rural areas, the institutions that apply the law outside of population centers, such as sheriffs in the United States, may have mounted units. The horse, simple means of transport in some countries is used for other missions such as border patrol, searching for drugs and stolen cattle and the pursuit of ill-treatment of animals.

The Border Patrol the United States claims it can keep ten horses at the same price as an all-wheel drive car on four wheels. The mounted drives are important for search and rescue, which are sent to rescue missing persons in areas inaccessible to vehicles. The horse is also used to practice law enforcement in areas where access is difficult or mechanized transport is banned, such as national parks, national forests and protected areas.

The horse is especially useful in these areas and, in addition to being faster than a man on foot and can carry heavy equipment and rescue workers can be more rested when they located a missing person.