According
to some redditors, these are Chilean police officers. Their horses are
armored, like those ridden by medieval knights. But the armor is
thoroughly modern. A 2012 article from the
Chicago Sun-Times describes that city's police horse armor:
The solicitation specifically requests:
leather nose guards — 22 inches long and five inches wide — with
“impact-absorbing foam”; clear, wrap-around visors to protect the
horse’s eyes; 17-inch-long rear leg shields and 11-inch-long front leg
shields, both made of “high-impact plastic” and soft foam; and “training
aids” for horses, including a “crowd control training ball set.”
The mounted unit has 30 horses, 30 officers and an annual budget of nearly $2.7 million.
Police
Department spokesperson Melissa Stratton said all 30 horses will be
equipped with the new riot gear. She noted that the horses are “great
crowd control tools” expected to provide “significant support to
officers on the ground” during the summits.
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