Popular, and friendly with the children and other 
passers-by, the police horse receives much affectionate 
attention. He will take a lump of sugar from a child, 
barely touching the hand that offers it. When feeding 
a horse in this way, one should hold the hand out per¬ 
fectly flat with the sugar in the palm. 
Being friendly, easy-going, and having gentle man¬ 
ners, the horse used by the mounted policeman is no 
doubt one of the most reliable of riding horses. 
