Alpha & Omega Mounted Security Patrol
is the nation’s oldest and largest
private mounted horse patrol provider.
A&O Troopers and their horses are
specially trained in crowd management.
Recruitment is ongoing for the A&O
Mounted Security Patrol throughout
the United States. Troopers are
particularly needed in Tennessee and
California for seasonal concert work
and for full time, year around work
at The Woodlands Township near
Houston, Texas. Depending on the
location, Troopers are hired as
employees with benefit packages, as independent
contractors, or as seasonal workers. In the Spring, Summer and early Fall, the
Trooper ranks expand significantly to handle the outdoor concert season.
Becoming a Trooper for Alpha & Omega gives individuals time to enjoy riding their horses while working. Recruits must be experienced riders, savvy to the rules and regulations of high quality horsemanship. They are required to attend a mandatory Alpha & Omega five-day mounted certification Academy during the first year of service. A 45-day probationary period is required of full time riders. Once certified, Troopers can progress in rank and stature based on the performance of duties. Individuals within the organization that have demonstrated stamina and good knowledge of crowd management are given the opportunity to participate in various concert tours.
Troopers are comprised of both men and women from all walks of life. A&O supplies uniforms, saddles, bridles, saddle pads, and night and safety gear. (Seasonal concert riders must provide their own saddle and bridles.) Troopers ride by the impeccable standards of professionalism and horsemanship found in the A&O Standard Operating Procedures Manual. A&O maintains liability insurance coverage in excess of the standards required by law.
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A candidate for the Alpha & Omega Mounted Security Patrol must have a horse that meets the following qualifications: MORE >
Candidates and their mounts will be expected to demonstrate their ability to:
- Walk, trot, canter, side pass left and right, turn on the forehand and turn on the haunches.
- Stand still for balls rolling around horse’s feet, pompoms being shaken around head, squirt guns,
silly string and umbrellas cautiously being directed at the horse.
- Ride over cavalettis, plastic tarps, a small wooden bridge and a teeter-totter.
- Ride through shredded hanging tarps and sprinklers.
- Walk by road flares and through smoke screens.
- Tolerate the nuisance of blowing horns, sirens and fireworks. MORE >
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