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A huge thank you to Alys and the amazing volunteers at RDA Calon who generously provided their horses and facilities today!  In collaboration with North Wales Horse Watch and the North Wales Police Rural Crime Team, we delivered essential equine handling and awareness training to officers from North Wales Police—equipping them with the skills to manage incidents involving horses on the highway. The…

The Devon and Cornwall Police Rural Crime Affairs Team went back to school today )30/4/25) to learn some new skills, with The Donkey Sanctuary Sidmouth. The Rural Affairs Team have been developing existing skills in relation to donkey handling, donkey welfare and correct use of equipment. A key message taken away from today has been…

Today (30/4/25) to coincide with the fabulous weather, lighter evenings and national week of action under #opgallop, we have relaunched Operation Snaffle . For those of you that haven’t seen our previous posts this is an operation created by members of the team to try and improve the safety of vulnerable road users, specifically horse…

The West Midlands regional NEWC (National Equine Welfare Council) met on Monday (28/4/25) to discuss local issues and updates, which they do on a bi-annual basis. This brilliant organisation, that consists of many of the equine charities, working with the police as partners agencies in many areas, deal with welfare and education including supporting Operation…

Another day of amazing joint agency team work by Cheshire Rural Crime Team and Equine Partners. Following a report on Wednesday of what appeared to be 8 abandoned cob type ponies in the Runcorn area, the team reattended yesterday with the RSPCA and World Horse Welfare. The ponies have been checked by a vet and…

A reinvigorated Horse Watch scheme is aiming to prevent and reduce equine-related and rural crime – as well as improving road safety and building stronger relationships with the equestrian community.  Nottinghamshire Police is actively putting together a team of officers who will be involved in the revitalised initiative which will boost crime prevention and awareness…

Wiltshire Police promote Operation Gallop and the national week of action – Equine Safety | Wiltshire Police See their force website for lots of information and advice

Day 2 of Operation Gallop and we’re celebrating our 16 Rural Mounted Volunteers Andrew Turtle the Citizens in Policing Manager said “The Rural Mounted Volunteers provide a key link between the rural communities and Dorset Police, providing valuable engagements, intelligence and reporting various rural issues to the relevant authorities. This has added a new dimension…

Great awareness film by Dorset Police – (1) Video | Facebook As the weather starts to get warmer, we expect to see more people riding horses on the roads across the county  If you approach a horse rider while driving, please: • Look out for the riders’ hand signals indicating their intended direction • Reduce your…

Drivers who pass horses and their riders too close or too fast will be targeted as part of a crackdown on equine crime, a police force has said. Operation Gallop would focus on issues affecting horse owners and riders as part of a national week of action, according to West Yorkshire Police. As part of…