We are fortunate to be the caretakers of so many amazing horses who serve our city. Training begins in the indoor arena where they must learn to overcome their natural fear of noise, smoke and obstacles as well as walking across varied terrain. They learn to tolerate flares, gunfire, fireworks and heavy smoke. They are taught crowd control techniques by pushing against a large rubber ball to learn applying steady pressure to back up a crowd. It can take months of intensive training before a new patrol horse is allowed on the street.
Turbo is a 14 year old solid bay American Paint Horse. He stands 15.1 hands high and has been in the Unit for 2 years.
Turbo is what is called a "cropout" Paint which means he is a solid color.
Zane is a 9 year old Palomino Quarter horse. He stands 15.3 hands high and has been in the Unit for 2 years.
Valor is a 6 year old gray Quarter Horse. He stands 15.1 hands high and has been in the Patrol for 1 year. Valor was donated to the Unit in 2019 by Woodmen Life
Max is an 8 year old gray Quarter horse. He stands 16.2 hands high. Max has been in the Patrol for 3 years.
Fun Fact: Max was names after a certain horse in the movie Tangled.
Photo credit: Omaha Police Department
Diesel is an 11 year old Percheron/Friesian cross who joined our herd from the Kansas City Mounted Patrol in January 2020. He stands 17 hands high.
Jeb is a 4 year old dun draft cross. We believe he is a Quarter Horse and a Shire cross. He stands 17 hands high. Jeb was purchased in December 2018.
There is a current need to add more horses to our Patrol unit. We are looking for a stocky breed at least 16 hands, calm demeanor, good groundwork, bombproof, in good health and at least 3 years old. If you know of a horse that fits these requirements and would make a good patrol horse, please contact us through this website.