C24—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 26,1980
This rig can be seen traveling the Harrisburg Pike
tight to allow the 45 minute ride into Lancaster
becomes dangerous.
Horse Patrol
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of a third possible reason,
unsoundness.
Fiber and Danger were
donated by Mr. and Mrs.
Norman Crouse, Dr. C.
Deans Crystle donated Red,
and Symbol Acres Farm
donated Riley.
In addition to donations for
the horses, Pennfield has
donated feed for the
animals, and the housings
used on the horses were
made and donated by
Dombach Awnings.
When the department
pnced the saddlebags the
officers needed, they
received juices upward of
$4O. With a little ingenuity,
the officers purchased the
skins, tools and needles
necessary to do the job and
made their own saddle bags
for a net cost of ap
proximately half that
amount.
The blue vinyl coated
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The stalls in the petting zoo barn were built by
the combined efforts of a city carpenter and students
from the local vo-tech.
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nylon bridles were pur
chased out of money donated
for the mounted patrol. The
nylon was chosen, Deibert
explained, because it
withstood the constant use
with less care, and because
it is extremely difficult to cut
or tear.
The saddles the officers
use were donated by a
service club, and are semi
military English saddles.
And die hay for the horses
is purchased from donated
funds.
In addition, the local board
of veterinary practice has
donated a supply of
medication to the unit that it
anticipates will be needed
during the year.
The horses, 1 chestnut and
3 bays will each receive
routine parasite medications
as well as a yearly Coggins
test, shots for encephalitis
and possibly even a rabies
shot.
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whenever schedules are too
or at night when the ride
The officers noted that one
of the things that they could
still use is fencing for the lot
in back of the stables. If this
area were fenced, the of
ficers would be able to turn
the horses out for some
additional exercise in the
summer.
The equipment for the
patrol is housed in a con
verted garage adjacent to
the petting zoo. There with
leftover and recycled
materials, the department
has created a tidy area
where the tack is hung over
wooden saddle horses
cleanly and neatly.
After the initial grooming
and stable chores, the of
ficers change into their
uniforms and either tack up
their horses and ride mto
town a 45 minute trek or
load their mounts and trailer
the horses to headquarters.
The ride in is along the
busy Harrisburg Pike, and
while most places the side
berms are wide enough to
accomplish this without
undue risk, two areas are
particularly troublesome to
the officers. The first is the
small bridge not too far from
the park, and the second is
the underpass a little farther
in the road. The underpass,
Deibert said, he tries to take
when the road is free of
oncoming traffic. He noted
that Riley prefers to walk
down the middle of the road
going under the pass, and
that while he could always
ride to the middle of the road
and stop traffic, he prefers to
wait until there are no cars
in sight.
The officers carry in their
saddle bags all the gear they
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