Mounted Border Patrol agents protect desolate, challenging stretches of territory that vehicles can’t traverse.

EDINBURG, Texas (Border Report) — Weighing in at over 1,000 pounds and equipped with night vision, the horses on the Border Patrol’s horse patrol units play an integral part in securing the ...

For decades, the Border Patrol has relied on horses as an old-fashioned, low-tech solution to police U.S. borders.

Border Patrol officer Marco Mercado, right, adjusts his saddle, while officer Chris Hart, left, waits before they start their patrol near Naco, Ariz. Horses have been an integral part of the ...

The Spokane sector of the U.S. Border Patrol has been using horses to patrol the 309-mile stretch of border in Washington state.

334 horses patrol the border with Mexico, able to reach remote areas where there are no roads and no access for even four-wheel-drive or all-terrains.