{"id":185449,"date":"2018-08-27T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/185449\/more-members-beef-up-equestrian-unit\/"},"modified":"2018-08-27T15:37:55","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T13:37:55","slug":"more-members-beef-up-equestrian-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/08\/27\/more-members-beef-up-equestrian-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"More members beef up EMPD Equestrian Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three metro police officers recently became fully-fledged members of the EMPD Equestrian Unit following an intensive six-week basic course.<\/p>\n<p>The officers underwent their training at Pro Equestrian based in Fairleads, Benoni.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_185452\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-185452\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185452\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/34GCNGENERALEQUE_50247-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/34GCNGENERALEQUE_50247-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/34GCNGENERALEQUE_50247-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/34GCNGENERALEQUE_50247-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/34GCNGENERALEQUE_50247.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-185452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Consts Juan Pierre Vorster, Goodness Nomkhosi and Velaphi Tshambane (all on horseback) with Petrus van Staden (director EMPD Specialised Services), Maxine Wright (instructor at Pro Equestrian), Gregg Nortjie (director of Pro\u00a0Equestrian)\u00a0and Supt Ronald Botha\u00a0(unit commander of the EMPD Equestrian Unit) after the recruits final appraisal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The three recruits gained their badges last Thursday at a ceremony held at the EMPD Equestrian Unit\u2019s main office in Petit, Benoni.<\/p>\n<p>The Equestrian Unit only had five members in 2005 but now has grown to a staff complement of 15, including three female members.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_185450\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-185450\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-185450\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/34GCNGENERALEQUE_74251-520x390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/34GCNGENERALEQUE_74251-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/34GCNGENERALEQUE_74251-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/34GCNGENERALEQUE_74251-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2018\/08\/34GCNGENERALEQUE_74251.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-185450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Director of Pro Equestrian Gregg Nortjie, Const Juan Pierre Vorster, Maxine Wright, an instructor at Pro Equestrian, Const Goodness Nomkhosi, Const Velaphi Tshambane, Petrus van Staden (director EMPD Specialised Services) and Supt Ronald Botha (unit commander of the EMPD Equestrian Unit), express appreciation after the new recruits received their certificates.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Equestrian Unit forms part of the Specialised Units at the EMPD whose duties include patrolling designated areas on horseback, enforcing laws and providing crowd control to maintain public safety.<\/p>\n<p>They may also be involved with other duties such as search and rescue, traffic control and the pursuit of suspects.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/172049\/empd-blitz-on-hijacked-buildings-continues\/\" target=\"_blank\">EMPD blitz on hijacked buildings continues<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/178210\/empd-recover-vehicle-within-an-hour-of-it-being-stolen\/\" target=\"_blank\">EMPD recover vehicle within an hour of it being stolen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span 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