We are in the city today for hubbies hip replacement check up after he slipped in the shed with wet shoes on and broke his hip in Jan 2021 . So I took the opportunity to take a photo or two with my phone. This is where the police greys as they are known, live when not working ( right on the edge of the city) The police only have grey horses. They are pretty lucky having nice green parklands to look at while grazing in their day yards which is right behind the hospital where Hubby's has his appointment They are huge horses
I've seen some videos of cars in Australia that seem to have some sort of antenna on the front of their vehicle. Is that like a CB radio antenna
We mainly see them in parades and when there are crowds in the city area like New Year’s Eve / Christmas / Mad March ( heaps of outdoor festivals in city parklands ) @Shirley Martin https://southaustralianpolicehistoricalsociety.com/learn/history-of-police-greys/
The use of ‘Police Greys’ by South Australia Police is unique amongst mounted police units across the world. Although South Australia Police used some grey coloured horses in the late 1800’s, it was not until the First World War that their use became more prominent. This was because the Australian Army procured most of the available darker coloured horses within South Australia; preferring not to use the lighter coloured grey horses for military purposes. As a consequence the majority of the only horses available for purchase by SA Police were grey. However, it was not until the establishment of the SA Police Mounted Cadre in 1951 that it became official policy that police horses were exclusively to be ‘greys’.
That’s taken on the banks of the River Torrens that runs from the Adelaide Hills ( rainwater ) , through the city ( it has a weir so it never runs dry ) on it’s way out to sea @Shirley Martin