The Mounted (Horse) Unit has just arrived in Hilton and will be here for the two weeks. This is an exceptionally long stay in Hilton, they usually spend just a few days here as this Mounted Unit covers all of KwaZulu-Natal. Our local Crime Information Officer has asked the Hilton Community to kindly supply buckets of water in front of their properties for the horses to have a drink as they patrol the various areas of Hilton.
There are six gorgeous horses in the Unit. Namely Gulliver a black horse, First Love a thoroughbred Bay, Dirk who is a little black horse, Danielle the Arab, Dixon the small black Friesian and the interesting character of the group is Chips a warm-blood cross Friesian, who apparently loves marshmallow Easter eggs as well as jelly babies! We do believe all the horses love apples and carrots too!!!
The horses are all pictured in the slideshow below with their dedicated horsemen and ladies.