Recently in Houston, Texas, a police horse was spooked, bucked the officer off and ran into the street where she was hit by a truck and fatally injured.
Devotion of police officer for his horse
When Houston police officer Herrejon's horse spooked and was hit by a cement truck, he rushed to the side of the dying horse as she lay in the street and comforted her during her dying moments - The picture is worth a thousand words.
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Officer, D. Herrejon. rushed to the side of the dying horse as she lay in the street and comforted her during her dying moments. After the story and photo of the officer became public, it immediately went viral.
Here is the account as given by the Houston police department: "It is with heavy hearts that we announce the death of Charlotte, an HPD Mounted Patrol horse, who died in the line of duty this morning in a motor vehicle accident. This is an ongoing investigation, but the driver of the vehicle is not believed to be at-fault. Her rider, Officer D. Herrejon, was taken to the hospital as a precaution, but is doing well".
"Charlotte came to HPD as an unstarted 2-year old Tennessee Walker from Oklahoma. She thrived in HPD Mounted Patrolâs barefoot and natural horsemanship programs. She passed her evaluation period with flying colors and was working the streets of Downtown Houston within a short time of being started under saddle."
"She loved her job and was always ready to go to work putting bad guys in jail or giving nuzzles to children. She served the citizens of Houston for 4 years."
According to reports, an investigation has been launched into the accident. The truck driver, however, is ânot believed to be at faultâ for the crash.