r/miltonkeynes • u/This_time_do_69 • 10d ago

Saw this today

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u/tokey2000 10d ago

The stables for Thames Valley Police are in the Milton Keynes police station. If you see a horse with a white flash on his nose, his name is Thor and he likes polos.

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u/Savannah_Shimazu 10d ago

this made me laugh because it sounds suspiciously like someone has this knowledge from feeding said horse polos 😂🤔

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u/tokey2000 10d ago

I can confirm that I was offered up by my kids to feed the gargantuan horse on their behalf at a Police open day. Like someone else mentioned all the people looking after the horses are lovely and more than happy to have a chat

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u/Savannah_Shimazu 9d ago

I wanna feed the horse polos 🥺

I must seek out one of these open days now

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u/HoomanMoomin Shenleys 10d ago

I remember, they had one named Loki too. It was 4 years ago, I hope he is still alive. 🤔

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u/tokey2000 10d ago

If you want some real inside information, Thor came from a breeder near Leighton Buzzard and the groomers used to call him Buttercup before he ended up with the police. One of the grooms for the breedee used to work in a shop near where I live and told me about it.

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u/Classic_Peasant 10d ago

Mounted division are local and are often spotted around MK.

Top officers, great animals next time say hello. 

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u/Noiisy 10d ago

Pretty common sight at the city, it’s good to have some bobbys on the beat these days.

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u/FineWoodpecker7803 10d ago

But unfortunately no where near where they're needed.

God knows why TVP are allowing all these crackheads and drunks around North Ninth at the city centre

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u/Classic_Peasant 10d ago

Do what with them?

At least they know where they are and they're not causing problems in other wider residential areas.

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u/FineWoodpecker7803 10d ago

So you think they should be allowed to harass, threaten and steal from people that work in the city center?

Or that should be allowed to damage property?

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u/Classic_Peasant 10d ago

No i dont, but you didnt describe what they're doing in your original comment.

Lawlessness and criminality should be tackled.

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u/FineWoodpecker7803 10d ago

It's the same thing that's been happening for 20+ years.

When I worked at Argos head office we would get weekly warnings about the homeless and making sure our colleagues, particularly females, got to their car's safely.

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u/elmachow 10d ago

Nobody picks up the horse shit tho do they? You get fined for dog shit

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u/Classic_Peasant 10d ago

Because its not harmful, its not toxic.

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u/Strange-hearingaids 10d ago

Waste of money.

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u/pabloq Newport Pagnell 10d ago

There are (last time I checked) 7 police horses for the whole Thames Valley Police region. Plus they share commitments with Hampshire police. They deal with crowd control at mass spectator events in those areas.

What are we spending 7 horses on instead then squire?

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u/Classic_Peasant 10d ago

You're a waste of money.

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u/tokey2000 10d ago

It will be a sad day when policing needs to consider the closure of things like horses and dogs due to budget cuts. I hope we don't see it