The Horse Trust Provides Police Training
The training, which was held at the charity's sanctuary in Speen, Buckinghamshire lasted for one and a half hours and was attended by four police officers from Marlow Police station.
"Police may be regularly called out to incidents involving horses, including emergency situations, in the more rural areas across the county," said Liane Crowther, Welfare and Education Officer at The Horse Trust. "There is a risk of injury to both the police office and horse, if the officer doesn't know how to handle a horse properly."
The workshop consisted of training in horse handling skills, such as how to approach and catch a horse, how to scan a microchip and how to lead and tie up a horse.
The training also included information on horse welfare and gave advice on what to do if a horse is found injured or ill. There were practical demonstrations and each police officer was given the opportunity to practice their new horse handling skills with some of the horses living at The Horse Trust's Home of Rest.
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