Mission Statement
To Train law enforcement personnel in Texas to be responsive to the human needs of lost, injured, and endangered citizens.
Vision Statement
Every law enforcement agency in County, City and State agencies in Texas will have the opportunity to be trained to perform with maximum efficiency and effectiveness in response to the human emergencies of lost, injured, and endangered citizens. A system of communications between these agencies will prevent overlaps and gaps in service. With TCLEOSE standardized approved training.
There are currently 102 mounted units in 254 counties in the state of Texas. Our goal is to provide adequate education standards for all of these units and assist other counties in forming mounted units. We offer the first state directory interconnecting all units in the state to be able to assist each other in an emergency. We have directors to coordinate this on a statewide basis.
Training
We offer classes in :
Mounted obstacle course training (including fireworks)
Mounted crowed control
Mountedtactical formation and maneuvers
Man tracking
Wilderness medicine
Search and rescue
Hand to hand/ street tactics self defense
Theft awareness
Natural horsemanship
Horse desensitization
Round pen horse training
Horse nutrition and conditioning
We now offer skill level training and testing
How to manuals and obstacle course plans and building.
We have an Honor Guard that consist of the top 1 percent of these riders. They had to pass three different skill assessment tests in order to be chosen for a position on the Honor Guard. Testing will be done on an annual basis to ensure that the top people represent our organization and the state of Texas. They will be representing their individual units as well.