Why Should You Support Richmond's Mounted Squad?
MAKE A PAYPAL DONATION
Send all paypal donations to frmsvirginia@gmail.com
Raise The Barn
Police Horses Improve And Maintain Good Public Relations.
- A mounted officer is six times more likely than an officer on foot to be approached by a citizen.
- People are attracted to horses which are much less threatening than a police officer with a K-9 police dog.
- Horses are a great way to start an officer-citizen dialogue and to strengthen community relations.
Police Horses Enhance Officers' Patrol And Efficiency.
- Mounted officers and their horses create a high-profile police presence while being a positive, friendly, and fun connection to a community.
- While mounted, officers have a better view of their environment and can be more proactive while helping citizens.
- Mounted officers aren’t distracted with driving a patrol car, so they can focus and observe more efficiently.
- Horses can go where cars, bicycles, and motorcycles can’t go, and can handle rough off-road terrain and weather.
- Police horses are great crowd control! People will move for a horse much faster than they will for an officer on foot. One mounted officer and his horse are worth ten officers on foot!
Police Horses Help Departments "Go Green."
- Horses don’t require oil or gas like a patrol car does, they’re not noisy, and they don’t expel chemical exhaust into the atmosphere.
- Horses don’t have the same high maintenance costs much as other police equipment.
Support while you shop
Create an online Kroger Rewards account and register your Kroger Customer Rewards card number. Pick "FRIENDS OF THE RICHMOND MOUNTED SQUAD." Now every time you purchase groceries from Kroger, a percentage of your purchase goes to help our four legged officers.
You can also shop on Amazon Smile and pick "FRIENDS OF THE RICHMOND MOUNTED SQUAD" as your charity. Every time you you make a purchase on your Amazon Smile account, Amazon donates to our officers.
Adopt-a-horse program
Have a sweet spot for Toby? Does Scooter tickle your fancy? Is Aslan the horse for you? The Friends of the Mounted Police Squad are currently seeking 2023 sponsorships for our Adopt-A-Horse program.
All of our sponsors receive
A memento plaque containing a picture of the horse in full patrol dress and a worn horseshoe.
A sponsor plaque that will be displayed on the horse’s stall at Richmond Mounted Police Stables.
A special mention on our website in a section commending our donors as a friend of the Richmond Mounted Police, community partner and horse sponsor.
A special mention on our website in a section commending our donors as a friend of the Richmond Mounted Police, community partner and horse sponsor.
All adoptions and sponsorships are tax deductible.
Adopt-a-horse contact form
Honor Roll of FRMS Donors
A HUGE “THANK YOU” to our cherished donors who have contributed to our Raise the Barn Campaign, Adopt-A-Horse Program, community projects, special needs and ongoing support of the Richmond Police Mounted Unit. You make great things happen!
William B. Adamson
Katherine M. Aldon
Holly Alexander/Jettin’ Bye Farm
Amazon Smile program
Lois Angeletti
Tina Bachas
Alice R.T. Baird
Rita Barker
Deborah A. Barlow
Claire T. Baxter
Bellevue Merchants Assn.
Belmead Stables & Riding Club, LLC
Benevity Community Impact Fund
Blackbaud Giving Fund
Johnny P. Blackman, Jr.
Whitney Blanchard
Leighann Boland
Nancy B. Booker
Robert & Beverly Bouse
Alan & Lynn Bowman
Carlisle M. Branch
Barbara Burke
Lynn Campbell
Anne F. Caravati
A. Elizabeth Case
Debbie & Richard Chadick
Terri Chase
Chesterfield Classic Equestrians 4-H
Janet Clarke
Classic Touch Cleaning
Joan & Steve Clement
Timmerie Cohen
Karen Comeaux
Sandra S Conway
Lee Ann Crockett Estate
Jan Crowell
Bonnie Curtis
Eleanor Daub
Virginia M. Dechant, DVM
Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation
Donahey Family Foundation
Sarah Eck
Kathy S. Edwards
Christina W. Ellis
William E. Ewald
Fan District Association
Melissa Ferrell
Fine Creek Brewing Co.
Fountain Bookstore/Kelly Justice
Frank P. Perdue Fund
Fraternal Order of Police
Denise A. Gainey
Deborah A. Geppert
Kimberly M. Gibbs
Ginter Park Residents Association
Bea Gonzales
Cameron & Janet Gray
Susan Greenbaum
Jean S. Greene
Linda Guenther
Lawrence N. Hall
Marion E. Hall
Marcus Hanlon
Margaret W. Hardy
M. G. Henkle, PLLC
Tucker Henley
Michael House
Barbara Hultz
Andrew N. Hutchison
Isley Brewing Company
Jacquelyn Johnson
Robin D. Jones
Terri Kelley
Vicki L. Kiger
Kroger Rewards Program
Lakeside Elementary School
Vanessa Lande
Terri Laundon
Jerry Lawson
Legend Brewing Co.
Margaret Lemay
Lorraine P. Loth
Linda Loving
Kara Luton
Robert C. Lynn
Jacqueline Maddra
Robert C. Mann
Mary Jacque Mann
Marshall & Jeff Martin
Gerry & Jerry McCarthy
Camden Meacham
June Meadows
Mechanicsville Riding Club
Esson M. Miller
Betty Mobley
Michelle R. Morris
Tim Morrissey
Network for Good
Barbara K. Newlin
Carl H. Otto
Taylor Pape
Mary Heather Parch
Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Patterson
Elaine Paulson
Steve Pike
Mary Pinzone
Linda Pollard
Mr. and Mrs. William Poston
Dennis Proffitt
Kathy & Rick Qualy
Marion L Reece
Jeanne P. Reeves
Russell M. Reid
Richmond Ski Club
Rich’s Stitches, Inc.
Frank W. Roach
Philip A. Rogers
Richard C. Rosanelli
Rotary Club of Richmond
John & Margaret Russo
Ruth Camp Campbell Foundation
Linda Ryder, DVM /Companion Animal House Calls
Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church
Paula Saurs
Susan Scates
Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Schaaf, III
Patricia & Ed Schwartz
Janet L. Schwartzberg
Alfred & Meredith Scott
Marilyn J. Silberbauer
Claude C. Sloan
Mary W. Smith
Margaret Smither
Southern States S.H.O.W. program
Lucy F. Steele
Maggie H. Stewart
Frederick M. Sundstrom
Cameron P. Surina
Susan Noel Taylor
Ten Thousand Villages
Texas Roadhouse
Harriet S. Thomas
Charles V. Thomas
Dr. Karen Thompson
Three Notch’d Brewing Company
John E. Thwaites
Titmus Foundation
Joan Trigg
Scott M. Turner
Nancy L. Tyler
James E. Ukrop
Dr. Carmen Franck Vaughan, DVM
VFW Richmond Post 6364
VFW Richmond Post 6364 – Ladies Auxiliary
Virginia Equine Alliance
Virginia Horse Council
Virginia Horse Industry Board
Kurt VomOrde
Sylvia G. Walker
Walmart Stores, Inc.
Bruce & Linda Warner/Champion Saddlery
Lou & Charley Webber
Karen Webber
Ten Eyck Wellford
Wells Fargo Community Support Campaign
John D. Williams, Jr.
Wine & Design of Virginia, LLC
Mrs. John H. Woods
Janet Worsham
Yankee Candle