Rommel and Dollar Mick were big hits at Mt View Adventist, Doonside. Picture: BEN McCLELLAN
ROMMEL and Dollar Mick were big hits at Mountain View Adventist College in Doonside this month.
The two horses, from the NSW Police’s mounted unit, made the trip from their base at Redfern with their human counterparts Melinda Duncan and Rob Hyde for a high visibility patrol of Doonside with some of Blacktown’s bicycle unit.
The entire school, from kindergarten to year 12 students, came out to see the horses and there were plenty of shrieks and big smiles as short arms were nervously held out to touch the giant horses.
Mountain View Adventist principal Jenny Gibbons said it was the first time the mounted unit had visited the school but bicycle police had been there before.
“The horses were amazing. Some kids have never seen a horse up close before,” she said.
“That was just wonderful for them. It’s an experience they won’t forget.”
She said the visit helped foster good relations between the students and police. “It’s wonderful for the kids to understand the police are here to understand and support them and not just to arrest them when they’re naughty.”
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