The average police horse spends 10 years on the force, and the police department maintains a long list of people who want to adopt retiring horses. However not all horses should hit their fairways empty-handed. One mount has served 26 years in the unit, which should make it eligible for pension benefits.
(Photo: Jonathan Wiggs / Globe Staff; Caption: Nicole Duarte, Boston.com Staff)
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About the bookBoston's Secret Spaces offers tantalizing peeks into places ordinary mortals rarely see. Published in partnership with The Boston Globe and based on the exceedingly popular Boston.com feature (3.7 million page views and counting), the book takes readers behind the scenes at several sports hot spots, historical landmarks, and offbeat Beantown locales.
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