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…

At the weekend we supported South Lakes Police at the horse sales at J36 North West Auctions. Trailer thefts is a huge problem nationally so it was an ideal opportunity to carry out some checks. It also fell during Operation Gallop week of action- so lots of engagement with our equine community.  Numerous trailers were examined and we worked alongside…

Working with our partners today (29/4/25) across Dartmoor National Park we have been raising awareness of the safe passing of horses on our road network. When driving, please remember–Pass slowly at a minimum of 2 meters-Pass at no more than 10mph PC Wyatt of the Rural Affairs Team said-“We would like to ask road users to think…

Police Service of Northern Ireland are working with The British Horse Society under the banner of Operation Gallop to raise awareness among road users of how to pass a horse safely, especially now as the days are getting longer and more riders will be on the roads. That means knowing what to do when you’re behind the…

A horse owner and breeder has been given a suspended jail term and disqualified from owning horses indefinitely after he admitted animal welfare offences relating to 41 horses in his care. On 26 March 2025 a male originally from the Bickerton area, was sentenced at Chester Magistrates Court for S4 and S9 offences of the…

This week see’s the first national equine week of action arranged by the National Equine Priority Delivery Group (PDG), supported by the NRCU (National Rural Crime Unit) who work with police forces and rural partners around the UK to address rural crime. Police forces and equine partners are this week working together to raise awareness…

Barley and Banks from Lancashire Mounted Police dealt with a HORSEam job in Preston City Centre when they pursued a male who ran off from them because he was wanted for numerous offences in another force ! There was neigh escape for the male who quickly realised the silly choice he made taking on two…