Desert horsemen keep the pace

The RAK police headed by Lt Col Khaled Hamad Al Merri petrol the remote areas in the desert looking for trouble makers, while on horses using mobiles and walkie-talkies for communication.

In the past, the idea of patrolling came from the Second Caliph in Islam. The horsemen use silence as a weapon.

For several years Lt Col Al Merri has tried recruiting emarati horsemen but still not succeeded in doing that.

The horsemen go out in groups while having a break in the hotter season so when winter season comes they increase their patrols due to the vacation where most people camp.

What’s good about horses is that they could reach remote areas where cars can’t reach. To not over exhaust the horses they work in shifts of four hours where they are over protective and love their horses.