NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- They're called New York City's 10-foot cops. Officers of the NYPD Mounted Unit patrol atop an elite group of 55 horses who also perform a vital service as members of the ...

A rabbit wandered onto the rink where the NYPD's mounted unit trains, and was subsequently drafted Generally, when New Yorkers picture the NYPD’s mounted unit, they’re thinking of the giant ...

It might seem like an easy gig to be a horse cop — but neigh! Six new NYPD mounted unit officers are undergoing a rigorous 3-to-6-month training program in the Bronx to build up their horses ...

“Most of the officers in our unit started out with no riding experience,” Deputy Inspector Barry Gelbman, who heads up the NYPD Mounted Unit, told The Post. And he prefers it that ...

The NYPD mounted division employs several intelligent and well-trained horses. During a recent visit to the stable, the officer showed visitors how one of the horses escapes his stall. He prompted ...

The NYPD’s Mounted Unit Training Center is where officers and horses learn how to patrol the busy streets of New York City. Officer Alban Kalj and Officer Andi Gjeci are both instructors of the ...

Police Officer Pamela Bond takes the tack off Torch at the NYPD Mounted Unit stables on Dec. 15, 2022, in Manhattan. NYPD therapy dogs Jenny, Piper and Glory are photographed on Dec. 15 ...