Golden Gate Park to Ocean Beach ~ https://www.blogger.com/profile/15656783636097825810
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| Arrival at the Mounted Unit, San Francisco Police Department Golden Gate Park |
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| Mounted Unit Station |
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| Our officer gives us a tour of the Tack Room Historic Memorabilia and Photos Document some of the rich history of the Mounted Unit Second oldest unit in the country (1874), after NYC (1872) |
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| Officer Jeff Roth of the San Francisco Mounted Police. Tour of the tack room. |
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| "Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway." Somehow, I doubt these seasoned officers of the SFPD are ever scared to death, but I'm sure they would saddle up anyway. |
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| Touring the Stables With Terri and Officer Jeff |
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| Each horse in the Unit has his own blanket and plaque on his stall. |
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| Everything neat and organized. |
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| Desensitizing Obstacle Course Police horses have to be "bomb proof". |
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| One of the SFPD mounted unit horses. |
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| Terry, a volunteer who helps care for the horses. |
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| Officer Jeff tells me "there is a 27 year wait list" to get on the mounted patrol. |
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| We were honored to be allowed to wear the "colors" of the Mounted Patrol. We also were given "badges", and bought Sweatshirts with the logo of the Unit. Midnight would make a good police horse, don't you think? |
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| Midnight bows to Officer Jeff. |
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| Classic barn of the Mounted Unit, SFPD |
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| Fred Egan Memorial Police Stables |
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| The old logo for the Golden Gate Stables |
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| Separate from the Mounted Unit, The Golden Gate Park Riding Stables is now out of business. It was kind of sad to see it all boarded up. |
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| An officer and his trusty steed return from duty. Officer Roth told me he "smiles ever day" he comes to work. |
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| This woman has led Therapeutic Riding in Golden Gate Park for many years. |
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| "There's a lot of need. People need us for therapy, and we need financial support to survive". |
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| Terri and Midnight on one of the fabulous bridle trails in Golden Gate Park |
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| The trail leads all the way to Ocean Beach! |
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| Ready to hit the beach? |
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| We were very popular.... |
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| Thousands of people on the beach on a nice warm Saturday. |
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| We called ourselves honorary Mounted Patrol Members. |
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| Lots of city kids got to pet the horses... |
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| Moonlight is a great ambassador! |
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| Well behaved kids.... |
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| Fun on the beach... |
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| lets go! |
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| Terri and Midnight "on Patrol" |
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| One of the Dutch Windmills at the Western edge of Golden Gate Park |
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| Another great bridle path in Golden Gate Park |
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| Time for refreshments after a long day in the saddle. Yelp said Durty Nelly's was the place to go. |
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| Enter as strangers, leave as friends. |
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| Terri is heading to Cork, Ireland, in May for work... |
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| Irving Street, Sunset District, San Francisco |
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| I have no idea what kind of business operates here. Maybe cosmetics? Maybe groceries? |
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| Time to eat some yummy Thai Food! Marnee Thai, Irving Street, San Francisco |
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| Our delicious food. We had the specials. My favorite was the Green Mango with Shrimp and Avocado. |
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| Terri says "YUMMAY" |
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| One of my favorite places in San Francisco Used to be a huge Bath House right on the cliffs of Ocean Beach. Now it's a famous restaurant recently upgraded. Great stop for a sunset view. |
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| Another glorious day fades from view.... |