Kentucky Equestrian Center Announces

The Buffalo Trace Mounted Patrol

To Make the KEC Their New Home

The Kentucky Equestrian Center is proud to announce the Buffalo Trace Mounted Patrol is making there home at the KEC. The only all volunteer unit serving the State of Kentucky has been looking to relocate to a central location and finds the new facilities the Kentucky Equestrian Center offers the perfect location to recruit and train members on a statewide basis.

Started as a grass roots volunteer opportunity for local horsemen and women, the patrol has rapidly grown to show its support for the local community. Training officer, Robert Milward has graduated from numerous equine and emergency management courses including: Kentucky Ground Search and Rescue, Man Tracking Search and Rescue, Horse College, Citizens Emergency Response Team Training, American Red Cross Disaster training, First Aid and CPR Certifications. He takes great pride in sharing past experiences and training with volunteer riders wishing to become part of the Mounted Patrol.

The Mounted Patrol Demonstration Unit can serve as ambassadors for the community, attending school programs, teaching equestrian safety to local 4-H groups and making themselves available to the public at different events. Be sure to visit their booths at various horse shows and other equine events.

The Buffalo Trace Mounted Patrol have provided visitor and traffic control at such events as the annual balloon race held on the campus of Maysville Community College. The Mounted Patrol has worked with the Department of Transportation in Kentucky and local law enforcement to help provide crowd control services during community events such as the triathlons in downtown Maysville, Kentucky, competing along the Ohio River.

The Buffalo Trace Mounted Patrol members use their own horses but the patrol is involved in training horses waiting to be adopted by the Kentucky Equine Human Society. Using the same obstacles like the “car wash” and a giant training ball, the equines in training learn to be useful companions instead of mere pasture ornaments.

The Kentucky Equestrian Center looks forward to hosting some of the training seminars and clinics the Buffalo Trace Mounted Patrol offers throughout the year. In conjunction with law enforcement agencies and dog search and rescue organizations continue to train new recruits and fine tuned those already a member of the Mounted Patrol.

The Buffalo Trace Mounted Patrol is comprised of mounted and unmounted volunteers and are always looking for those interested in being part of this very important state wide organization. For those interested in learning more about the Mounted Patrol, you can visited the web site: www.BuffaloTraceMountedPatrol.com or you can click on there logo from the KEC site: www.kyequestriancenter.org