Title: Mounted Branch.
Location: Camberwell, London.
Tag: okumephuna, camberwell, mounted.
Copyright: Okumephuna Chukwunwikezarramu.
Story: I was greatly impressed that despite a new law in place in the UK against taking police officers and similar force men on duty, I was allowed by this two metropolitan police to take this picture. Police on horseback called the Mounted Branch in the UK policing system plays an active and integral part in policing the nation. A normal tour of duty for the horses consists of a patrol of 3 to 4 hours, although at times this may be extended depending upon the duty they are required to perform. Fitted around this is the care and maintenance of the horses and tack which they perform assisted by civilian grooms based at the stables. Though based at a particular stable they might perform duty anywhere that their specialism is required and for this purpose they may be transported by Horse Box to distant locations. Mounted Officers play an important part in the community with visits to Schools and various clubs but they are generally required to perform two main functions, high visibility patrols and public order.
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