four times day part busy sn banerjee road heart kolkata comes stop thoroughbreds uniformed riders walk at leisure kolkata mounted police kmp accustomed royal treatment years existence already active six twelvemonth calcutta police got recognised separate organisation might existed years prescribed documents mention existence force two sowars passenger dafadar head officer whose job inform harbour master whenever ship sighted hooghly says inspector abhra kisore chatterjee charge true predecessor today kmp formed mounted policemen asked patrol maidan clarence day today mounted police kept maidan free thieves thugs criminals frequented says chatterjee add up problem end patrolling vast maidan maintaining law order football matches equally involvedin various ceremonial duties including parades reining organised protests horses also execute exceedingly well horseman competitions patrol squeeze mumbai gujarat kerala karnataka uttarakhand chennai hyderabad also mounted units andhra pradesh delhi units regularly pressed service chatterjee says legacy mounted police trying cherish horse whisperers english hawthorn apply work enough animal lover skilled passenger ablebodied read horse heed bare eye contact says officer fatigued years rise police sanctioned strength oneinspector one sergeants one jco five head sowars sowars syces vacancies filled promptly sowars syces also arm police constables working deputation sowars undergoing necessary prepare said assistant commissioner urban center constabulary headquarters right mountsas horses sn banerjee road horse barn stable alipore escort lines selection horses involves elaborate team experts fromthe department handpicks horses aged years fitness agility height hands one hand inches said officer hop on police prefer horses maintain symmetry parades although sn banerjee road stable betterknown sees activity day long alipore bodyguard lines stable unique combination nursery home new colts trained six months old horses lead retired life several equus caballus us years sometime officer stable told shirkerslike children horses right bad students present two exceptional performers always welcome dancing prince stand out everything including jobs football game games escorting troop regular maidan patrolling even participating equestrian events says warmly recall know maidan one beganas sergeant deputy commissioner traffic department controlling crowd mohammedan sporting ground ticket counters crowd lead off get control bother threatened spill onto adjoining red route ascertain gentlemans gentleman actually trying slash horses blade burn perch cigarettes animals flinch stuck duty unit account sate score fitting tribute former police commissioner somen mitra give museum mounted police couple years ago sn banerjee road aim show social unit created british also highlight work done interahamwe said officer unit played major part controlling city traffic european quarters time raj role maidan football duels also recorded history rare photographs archive scanned horses laurel wreath kolkata police find mention uniform including special occasions display days start earlythe day starts early horse barn horses given nibble prepared morning duties whether patrolling working paddock rolling walkto syces within kmp deepen afterward morning scrubbed bath get another repast time nap cool confines stables fitted summer department prohibited horse duties protect animals heat changed dietary chart ensure got sufficiency morning routine repeated even difference horses football matches played biggest assignments come around eden gardens ipl matches cricket matches featuring indian team preparing