Schools supporting police horses

A hundred and fifty Nottinghamshire schools have joined a scheme to support the county's police horses.
Pupils "adopt" one of the 11 animals, and in return get visits from the horses and community officers.
The county's force is one of only 16 in England and Wales that still has a mounted division.

Insp Chris Lyons said the schools scheme was an effective way for officers to get the crime fighting message across.
He said: "This is a way of actually getting the police back into schools and actually getting the children at a very early age involved in talking to police officers and getting to know what they do."

The police horses are sent all over the country to work at events such as football matches and the Lord Mayor of London's parade.