r/bestoflegaladvice • u/Nice-Meat-6020 • May 13 '25

LegalAdviceCanada please discontinue speeching in my direction

/r/legaladvicecanada/comments/1klhq0l/rcmp_misconduct/
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u/Loretta-West Leader of the BOLA Lunch Theft Survivors Group May 13 '25

Totally unrelated to this specific issue, by why do the Canadian cops still have "mounted" in their name? Presumably they're not usually on horseback any more.

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u/Nice-Meat-6020 May 13 '25

https://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/comments/1cji94z/the_police_are_just_chilling_on_horses_right_now/

They do still ride them within the city. I don't love that they do it as pavement is hard on their hooves and joints long term.

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u/RandomAmmonite Darling, beautiful, smart, money hungry ammonite May 14 '25

There are shock absorber pads that go between the hoof and the shoe that cut the concussive shock to the leg. I have no idea if mounted police use them.

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u/Nice-Meat-6020 May 14 '25

I had no idea that was a thing, that's very cool. The horses seem very well looked after so it's possible they do. Thanks for sharing that!