KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Knoxville Police Department is growing its mounted patrol unit with three new horses. To welcome the horses to the city, KPD and the Downtown Knoxville Alliance are asking for the public's help in naming the new additions.

The horses arrived in July and are currently in training. KPD said they’ll begin participating in patrol operations soon. The horses were bought by the Downtown Knoxville Alliance to expand KPD’s Mounted Patrol Unit and enhance visibility in Downtown, Old City, and at special events.

The new horses include: • A black four-year-old Morgan/Percheron cross • A black and white five-year-old Quarter Horse/Belgian-Percheron cross • A black six-year-old Quarter Horse/Percheron cross • A male, black four-year-old Morgan/Percheron cross. (P

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