About

The sheriff’s office began efforts to restart it’s mounted patrol unit in 2019 after 30 years of not having one. The last time the sheriff’s office had a mounted patrol unit was 1989. Read more about the history of our mounted patrol HERE.

The new unit became fully functional in June of 2020. The mounted patrol unit promotes community safety and partnership by employing horses (a creature everyone loves) to assist deputies with the various aspect of its mission statement. Particularly, horses help deputies with community outreach and routine patrols to help enhance the overall sheriff’s office mission by fostering community spirit. While citizens may not feel comfortable approaching a deputy in a patrol car to chat, they generally love to talk to a deputy on a horse!

Citizen and Teen Volunteers

The mounted patrol deputies work alongside volunteers from the community who range in age from 16 years old and up. These specially selected volunteers assist deputies with community outreach programs and ride with deputies on routine patrols to foster community spirit and enhance the safety of both the deputies and the horses. These volunteers assist the sheriff’s office in staying involved, up to date, and relevant with current community issues.

The horses used by deputies and volunteers are personally owned by their riders who are responsible for the daily care and maintenance including feed, hay, bedding, housing, veterinary and farrier expenses. The horse and rider combination are fully trained before being allowed to work in a law enforcement capacity and interact with the public. The unit accepts donations to supplement the maintenance of the horses and equipment utilized to ensure the safety of the horses and riders.

Please contact mountedpatrol@arapahoegov.com if you would like to make a donation, have any questions about the unit, or are interested in becoming a volunteer.