In 2001, through participation with the National Police Horse Colloquium at the Kentucky Horse Park, Asbury students began training Percheron Thoroughbred crossed horses to be used for police mounts.

The colts are started with ground lessons of imprinting and leading, as well as round pen exercises and de-sensitization to various objects and obstacles. As two year olds, they are ridden, learning their balance with a rider at the walk, trot and canter, then advance to de-sensitizing to more advanced objects and noises They continue to be trained up through age three or four years and then are sold to police units for mounted officers.

All Asbury Police mounts are geldings and hand-selected for their calm dispositions. They are trained by the college students of the Asbury College Equine Program. Our goal is to produce safe, reliable mounts ready for active duty.

Currently, Asbury University is the only college in America with a police horse training program conducted by the students.

See our current mounts