Riders on patrol

Posted by LT Stephanie Young, Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Riders from the mounted beach patrol and Dog Training Center, Hilton Head, S. C., gallop across the beach. Jockeys, rodeo riders, polo players and stuntmen were among the skilled riders who responded to the Coast Guard’s call for experienced equestrians to create the Mounted Beach Patrol. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Riders from the mounted beach patrol and Dog Training Center, Hilton Head, S. C., gallop across the beach. Jockeys, rodeo riders, polo players and stuntmen were among the skilled riders who responded to the Coast Guard’s call for experienced equestrians to create the Mounted Beach Patrol. U.S. Coast Guard photo.