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Police horse couple get to retire together

Two inseparable horses are set to retire together after spending a total of 30 years in the police force.

Vincent, 22, and Ursula, 21, have built a bond over the past 18 months, often playing together in the field at the Met’s stables in Surrey.

Not wanting to separate the two, staff have arranged for the retiring duo to be sent to the same farm in East Sussex.

Inspector Alan Hiscox, chief instructor at the Metropolitan Police’s Mounted Branch Training Establishment in East Molesey, said: “Vincent and Ursula have served in the Metropolitan Police for over 30 years in total - that’s a very long time in horse years.

“They have contributed to every aspect of policing in the Mounted Branch, from frontline patrols and ceremonial duties, right through to training our younger horses and new officers.

“It has been very heartening to see them grow close and they deserve to enjoy many long and happy years of retirement.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .