Who Can Hire the Horse Patrol?

The Vermont Mounted Response Unit is a uniquely versatile team of rangers and horses that is trained and prepared to serve the community. We are commissioned by police departments, community organizations, event promoters, families and individuals. Whether preparing a celebration for over 50,000 people, looking for a cost efficient and effective method to patrol recreational trails or searching for a missing friend, it is our duty and mission to provide you with extraordinary help when you need it.

Here are a few real life examples of past horse patrol missions and clients:

Vermont Horse Patrol Rangers are Trained in Law Enforcement and Security Measures
The crowd is expected to top 20,000 at an annual outdoor festival. Community organizers and the local police department are concerned that the general public and visiting dignitaries may be at risk, given recent events and a verbalized threat. During the festival the Vermont Mounted Response Unit provides escort for VIPs, directs traffic and mingles with the crowd. Working with local police, rangers successfully keep traffic moving, manage minor problems among crowd members and prevent a threatening individual from approaching the VIP.
• Horse Patrol Client: the community

Vermont Horse Patrol Rangers are Experienced Trackers
The call comes in...the missing individual was last seen 24 hours ago jogging down a logging road in a heavily wooded rural area where packs of coyotes, bears and the occasional snarl of a cougar can be heard. After less than an hour of tracking, the horse patrol ranger calls in his findings: the individual is headed north and east—better get someone down on the main road. A few minutes later word comes back: he's been found right where the ranger said to look. While in this case the individual was a horse, lost by its owner within hours of moving to a new location, at other times it has been a missing person.
• Horse Patrol client: the owner

Vermont Horse Patrol Rangers Work Well with Local and State Authorities
An outdoor concert is expected to draw over 40,000 fans. Based on prior experience with the expected crowd, the concert organizer plus local and state law enforcement agencies express concern that there will be substantial abuse of alcohol and drugs. While one horse patrol team patrols parking lots and the perimeter of the event, another team moves through the crowd identifying individuals in need of help for the emergency medical personnel on site. Currently in training as an air scenting horse, one of the mounts signals its finds to the ranger—who, because of his elevated position, easily witnesses drug deals in progress. The task force personnel on site are notified by radio and the dealers are arrested without incident. Upon hearing of the talented horse, other dealers pack up their wares and leave the area.
• Horse Patrol client: the event organizer

Vermont Horse Patrol Rangers are Sworn to Protect the Community
Over 100 yards away in a crowded parking lot an adult male is seen approaching a car full of children. Shrieks are heard, and the individual runs off to another area of the lot. A quick check by the horse patrol rangers finds the children unharmed but frightened. The individual is spotted approaching another car with children, but before he can act, the rangers and their mounts have him surrounded. His attempts to escape by ducking around parked cars prove to be fruitless and tiring. The flasher is captured and turned over to security personnel.
• Horse Patrol client: the parking lot security company

Vermont Horse Patrol Rangers Undergo Extensive Training in Public Relations
In prior years a small town parade has been plagued with injuries when enthusiastic onlookers stepped onto the road for a better view, only to be struck by a float. Town authorities need a way to effectively move the crowd to a safe distance without appearing heavy handed. Mounted rangers from the Vermont Horse Patrol lead the parade in a tight wedge formation, efficiently moving people away from the traveled roadway while the crowd cheers and claps.
• Horse Patrol client: the town

Vermont Horse Patrol Rangers Live by a Code of Conduct that Honors Those Who have Helped Earn Our Nation's Freedom
At a memorial service honoring the life of a talented community member, equestrian and World War II aviator, people hear the approach of a military honor guard. Expecting the usual salute, a collective sigh is followed by tears and a hush as family and friends catch sight of the Vermont Mounted Response Unit. A uniformed riderless horse marches proudly with empty boots turned backward in his stirrups, in honor of the soldier who will never ride again.
• Horse Patrol client: the family