Horses have been established for centuries as a so-called "means of deployment". Nowadays, however, not every police force has its own stables. The NRW police have a state equestrian squadron. The 32 service horses are located in Dortmund and Willich. Organizationally, the Bochum police are responsible for the locations. The blue uniforms worn by the officers here were worn in the British occupation zone between 1946 and 1955.
The Dortmund cavalry squadron moved into its accommodation in the police barracks in Dortmund-Wambel in 1925.
During the National Socialist era, it rode missions in Austria/Vienna and Russia, among other places.
In 1945, after the Second World War, it moved into accommodation on the site of the Admiral colliery in Dortmund-Wellinghofen, later moving to Dortmund-Höchsten.
It was completely disbanded in 2003.
In 2006, six months before the Football World Cup, it was reintroduced, but as part of the state equestrian team with leased horses and accommodation at the Dortmund Riding Club, near the Westfalenhallen.
In 2015, the two locations Dortmund and Willich of the state equestrian squadron were placed under the responsibility of the Bochum police headquarters.