Police horse Chester

Not all horses are pets, some are working animals who look forward to a well-earned retirement.

However, whatever your equine does during the day, whether it's walking around their field with friends and keeping the grass down, or helping human co-workers undertake important tasks, they deserve a comfortable place to sleep at night, good quality horse rugs for different seasons, the right food, and enough exercise.

One horse we're sure gets looked after very well, who got into Bolton's news recently, is Chester the bay.

He's a big police horse who was helping his rider show a trainee mounted police officer and their steed how to patrol the town centre.

But despite having a serious job, we're pleased to see that Chester still has time for his fans. In this case it was five-month-old Logan, who was held up by his mum so that he could give the horse a pat.
The majority of horses love getting attention from people and enjoy being shown affection. The best way to do this is to make sure they don't want for anything necessary for their health and happiness.
Horses should always have access to clean water, suitable food, shelter from the elements, and only the correct horse equipment should be used to look after them.

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