[glelin96]

Just a general question, why are horses used in riots? I have never really understood it.

[Potally_Tissed]

Size/intimidation really. No one is going to start a fight with a horse, or try to get in the way of one.

[robo donkey]

Are you going to stand in front of a galloping horse? That's why

[Norton1]

(Original post by Potally_Tissed)
Size/intimidation really. No one is going to start a fight with a horse, or try to get in the way of one.

Oh reeeeeally?

http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2...lice_horse.php

Sample quote:

Stingley's crime got him booked into Hennepin County Jail this morning, where he's since posted bail. Stingley is facing the misdmeanor charge of, "assaulting or harming a police horse."

That charge actually gets used more often than one might think, given its absurdity: According to Palmer, Minneapolis police "have guys assaulting horses maybe five or six times a year."

Also, wonderfully

"The horse is fine," Palmer said. "It's a horse."

[Converse Rocker]

(Original post by glelin96)
Just a general question, why are horses used in riots? I have never really understood it.

Because horses are frickin' huge my friend. Frickin' huge.

[Fusion]

People are more reluctant to target animals

[123maz]

i dont neiggghhh

why have some people negged this? sorry for having a sense of humour

[oddsox]

Police horses are freaking massive scary things. You wouldn't win one of those in a fight...

This was posted from The Student Room's Android App on my GT-I9100

[Potally_Tissed]

(Original post by Norton1)
Oh reeeeeally?

http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2...lice_horse.php

Sample quote:

OK, significantly fewer people will start a fight with a horse than will start a fight with the man sitting on top of it.

[glelin96]

(Original post by robo donkey)
Are you going to stand in front of a galloping horse? That's why

Are you going to stand in front of a fleet of police vans? I would much rather see them out on the streets than the horses that are put at risk in these situations.

[thunder_chunky]

(Original post by 123maz)
i dont neiggghhh

That joke wasn't very stable.

[_Shmiley]

It's easier to get across a crowd in them, you get a higher vantage point to see what's going on and spot what's happening its mainly about crowd control.


This was posted from The Student Room's iPhone/iPad App

[Norton1]

(Original post by Potally_Tissed)
OK, significantly fewer people will start a fight with a horse than will start a fight with the man sitting on top of it.

I dunno, they still get a bit of verbal http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/o...re/4606022.stm

[glelin96]

(Original post by Converse Rocker)
Because horses are frickin' huge my friend. Frickin' huge.

I do know, I have ridden horses for the last ten years. I just don't see why they don't use a fleet of vans, the vans are the same size, inanimate object that can't be harmed in the same way a horse can.

[Id and Ego seek]

They're easier to train than elephants.

[robo donkey]

(Original post by glelin96)
Are you going to stand in front of a fleet of police vans? I would much rather see them out on the streets than the horses that are put at risk in these situations.

Horses offer more manoeuvrability and better speed to respond in a riot situation

[Hopple]

(Original post by Potally_Tissed)
Size/intimidation really. No one is going to start a fight with a horse, or try to get in the way of one.

Kind of cheating really. A cop would get into trouble for driving into people, but if their horse 'accidentally' trampled someone who 'spooked' it they'd get off.

[IWantSomeMushu]

Their cawks are stronger than batons.

[Foghorn Leghorn]

Not many people stand still when an 8 foot clydesdales is running towards them.

[glelin96]

(Original post by robo donkey)
Horses offer more manoeuvrability and better speed to respond in a riot situation

Yes, horses are a bit more maneuverable but they are a lot less predictable, I have ridden them for 10 years and if I wasn't riding my horse, that I had trained, owned and cared for, I wouldn't feel safe riding it. A horse would pick up on this and be on edge.