Seen today on the transit mall… two mounted officers end up with a line of cars behind them at a slow walking pace as they mosey down SW 5th Avenue….
For Rapid Transit, they Gallop…
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Sure, they’re slow, but it always makes my top ten reasons I love living in Portland: horses in the city. (You can take the girl out of the country…but…)
I love seeing the horse patrol. I grew up over in SE where they live and would see them wandering the hills and valleys as a child.
I love seeing the horses! At least they are moving right along and staying in their lane!
It’s been fun to watch them on the bus mall. Prior to the return of the busses they would walk southbound on 6th in the transit lanes (that’s oposing traffic) and would occasionally bust someone near by. Pretty curious stuff to see a mounty cornering a homeless guy with his horse.
Recently they’ve been training new officers in the North Park blocks; trotting, running patterns, saddle excercises.
I wish they would come out and do that here on East Burnside, people seem to think they’re on an interstate out here.
Work or walk along 5th & 6th street long enough, and you’ll routinely see the mounties doing things that drivers or bikers without a badge would never be able to do without getting a ticket. My biggest pet peeve by them is when they stop right in the middle of a crosswalk while waiting for their light to turn, and you’re presented with the option as a pedestrian trying to cross the street (that YOU have the light for) to either walk in front of the horse or behind (not recommended!) it.
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