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The police on horseback are police who use horses as a means of transport.

It is used in hard-to-reach regions as well as in urban agglomerations where it can have a ceremonial function and also control the masses of people at demonstrations due to horse mass and height advantage.

Equipment
The harness used by the mounted police is similar to the standard riding touch, with adaptations for police use. The synthetic saddle is often favored over those made of natural leather to reduce weight, important due to both long travel hours and the fact that police officers must carry numerous items of personal equipment. High-tensile horseshoes, made of specialized metals or fitted with rubber soles, are commonly used in urban areas instead of standard steel horseshoes, which are prone to slip on paving. Rubber sole shoes also produce less noise than steel shoes and the hoof jar less. Horses that work in riot control wear facial clothing from the perspex so animals can still see. The officers themselves are often equipped with special wooden or polycarbonate sticks for use on paths, as standard patrol sticks would be insufficient to hit individuals at ground level.

History
The French Marchechaussée - the direct predecessors of the gendarmerie and the first national police force in a modern sense - have been a fully-mounted council since their establishment in the early 18th century. Poor roads and large rural areas made police a necessity in European states until the early 21st century. The establishment of legal bodies organized throughout Africa, Asia and America during the colonial and post-colonial era has made the concept of travel police accepted almost worldwide. Notable examples included Royal Canadian Police, Mexican Rurals, British South African Police, Turkish / Cypriot zap and caballeria (world branch).

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