Avon and Somerset break horse-naming tradition to honour NHS
Avon and Somerset Police has broken with a decades-long tradition of naming horses after locations and is paying tribute to the NHS by calling its latest recruit Hero.
Date - 20th April 2020
By -
Chloe Livadeas
The force's newest equine recruit, an Irish bay gelding, was officially christened Hero on Thursday (17 April) in a lasting tribute to NHS workers and carers working during the outbreak.
The force have a 40-year history of...
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