One of my friends a couple of years back managed to get her year ten work experience at the Mounted Police of Victoria, Australia. She thoroughly enjoyed herself, getting to do general stable duties with the horses and also view the sort of training that the animals and riders went through.

If you have an interest in policing and the law and love your horses, perhaps this line of a career is worth investigating? I believe you have to be at a certain rank as a police officer before being able to focus on the specialised area of the mounted police. Ranking works from Constable to Senior and Leading Senior Constable, Sergeant, Senior Sergeant and all the way up to Chief Commissioner.

http://www.police.vic.gov.au/content.asp?Document_ID=5 has information on a career as a Police Officer with links on policing as a career, the role of the police officer, being prepared before applying, career opportunities and more.

Some helpful links:
http://www.policensw.com/info/gen/u7.html – mounted police history, NSW, Australia
http://www.police.vic.gov.au/content.asp?Document_ID=177 – mounted police history, VIC, Australia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mounted_police – great site with many links around the world
http://www.mountedpolice.com/
http://www.riderselite.com/

“A horse carries a certain goodness, an inner light from which beauty flows.”

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Or perhaps you have the potential to be one: I believe I do. Almost anything relating to horses appeals to me and after catching some docos on polo on television and even being along to a polocrosse match, the two sports suddenly had quite an appeal. And of course, anything with horses that can be used as an excuse to travel is good in my books!

Hence my interest in http://www.alejandropolo.com/. Alejandro’s Argentina Polo Experience looks like a brilliant way to improve on the game or even learn the basics while being on a property that has the facilities and horses that allow you to do exactly that!

The property offers other activities and facilities for the times when you may need a break out of the saddle – swimming pool, carriage driving, golf – or even just a change of scene with cattle round up programs. And on a gorgeous property with a comfortable and stylish looking place to live out your stay, it looks very appealing for even couples where only one half is polo crazy.

Whether a beginner or at a higher level of polo playing, this place looks fully equipped to improve anyone’s game. With Argentina being a Mecca for polo players, I can’t think of a better place to try out your game.

Things to consider for a trip like this – airfares, cost of staying and participating at the polo property, insurance (horse riding is a high-risk sport).

“Riding isn’t the matter of life or death. It’s more important than that!”

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