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Due to a lack of Government Funding, for eight years Essex Police had been without its own horses and had to 'buy-in' mounted policing from the City of London Police.
In December 2007 the mounted patrols were reinstated providing public reassurance through visible policing.

The Essex Police Mounted Unit is based at Writtle College in Chelmsford and currently has four fully trained horses and four more in training. They serve both urban and rural areas supporting the delivery of neighbourhood policing.

Through the training programme the horses can qualify in public order policing to be used to police football matches. It is also essential that they continue to experience road use and the EPMU would like to thank road users across Essex, particularly in Writtle and Chelmsford where the unit is based, for their patience when driving behind police horses on patrol.

The Essex Police Mounted Unit has a stand with their horses at this years show.

If you wish to attend the Blackwater Country Show as an exhibitor please contact the relevant person or the show office for an application pack or click here to apply online.