Texas A&M University System veterinarians and Texas A&M AgriLife educational development specialists are collaborating to deliver a new training program to educate mounted patrol units throughout the nation on all the skills needed to care for their equine partners.The course on AgriLife Learn will include an overview of equine husbandry, anatomy and physiology, strategies for preventing disease, and first-aid techniques.The two-year training project is supported by the Cross Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense, CBTS, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence within Texas A&M AgriLife Research.“Whether they’re working with mounted police or border patrol, these horses ...