"The training was harsh but it made me enthusiastic about horse riding. I would like to continue this," Tsuei said.
All the unit members still retain their weekday jobs within the police force and are simply paid overtime for the extra duties. Tsuei attends to his work at the foreign affairs division of the Taipei County Police Bureau, but gets one day a week for training.
Lin Chuan-bao insisted that as police, the mounted unit's paramount duty is still safeguarding civilians. "Preventing crime and keeping up orderly traffic are the major tasks for the mounted unit. ... Being tourist attractions comes second," he said.
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