Queensland Police Service's Mounties unit offers tactical advantage in crime fighting

They are the highly trained equine first responders whose canter is the equivalent to lights and sirens.

Even in this high-tech age, they provide a tactical advantage that can mean the difference between life and death for their human "partners" – like Sergeant Teala Muller.

One of nine officers assigned to the Queensland Mounted Police Unit (QPMU) – nicknamed the "Mounties" — Sergeant Muller has been riding shotgun with 750-kilogram Troop Horse Idol for the past decade.

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Written by Paula Doneman