LIVONIA, Mich. (WXYZ) — After 17 years of dedicated service to Wayne County, sheriff's office horse Hogan is hanging up his badge and bridle for a well-deserved retirement.

Hogan has worked alongside Sgt. Lacey Polderdyke of the Wayne County Sheriff's Office Parks Division and Mounted Unit since 2022, forming an unbreakable bond that has made his retirement decision particularly difficult.

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"If you love something, let it go — and I love him so much and so he will be, it'll be really good for him," Polderdyke said.

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The decision to retire Hogan wasn't easy for Polderdyke, who has been with the sheriff's department since 2008. She joined the mounted unit when Sheriff Raphael

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