This afternoon was an absolute highlight for many children at the Hessentag in Oberursel when two members of the state’s mounted police (Reiterstaffel) arrived on horseback for a session called “Polizei zum Anfassen” (police to touch).
![Lara (l) and Filou (r) with their riders at the Hessentag in Oberursel Lara (l) and Filou (r) with their riders at the Hessentag in Oberursel](https://www.allthingsgerman.net/blog/wp-content/2011/06/IMG_0672-atg-300x200.jpg)
Lara (l) and Filou (r) with their riders
And touch they did – the two horses, Filou and Lara, were more than happy to be the centre of attention and the children present were allowed to pat and stroke them. [Read more…]