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Why are horses used in riots?

glelin96

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

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Reply 1

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.

Reply 2

username208984

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

Reply 3

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/2011/09/mack_stingley_punched_minneapolis_police_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."

(edited 11 years ago)

Reply 4

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.

Reply 5

Fusion

People are more reluctant to target animals

Reply 6

123maz

i dont neiggghhh

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

(edited 11 years ago)

Reply 7

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

Reply 8

Potally_Tissed

Original post by Norton1

Oh reeeeeally?

http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2011/09/mack_stingley_punched_minneapolis_police_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.

Reply 9

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.

Reply 10

thunder_chunky

Original post by 123maz

i dont neiggghhh

That joke wasn't very stable.

Reply 11

_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 :smile:

its mainly about crowd control.

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Reply 12

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/oxfordshire/4606022.stm

Reply 13

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.

Reply 14

Id and Ego seek

They're easier to train than elephants.

Reply 15

username208984

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

Reply 16

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.

Reply 17

IWantSomeMushu

Their cawks are stronger than batons.

Reply 18

Foghorn Leghorn

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

Reply 19

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.