Miggs, the 15-year-old police horse who was one of the first responders to the failed bombing of New York’s Times Square, on May 5 received carrots, apples, and cupcakes for his heroic efforts, according to the website dnainfo.com.
Miggs and his human partner, NYPD Officer Wayne Rhatigan, responded to street vendors about the suspicious Nissan Pathfinder parked in Times Square May 1. Rhatigan noticed smoke coming from the car, called for backup, and helped keep people out of the area.
New York City officials honored many for their efforts in the incident, including Rhatigan; his NYPD partner, Pam Duffy; NYPD’s Bomb Squad; and their bomb-sniffing dogs.
“Usually horses are afraid and run where there’s smoke,” Rhatigan told dnainfo.com. “But Miggs did what he was supposed to do. He’s proven to be a bomb-proof horse.”
The horse has been part of the NYPD mounted unit for five years, and Rhatigan has partnered him the entire time. Miggs is named for a fallen Staten Island police officer.
Reading these stories here at EasyCare about our great equine partners no matter what field they are in, adds to our love of them.
EasyCare has many Mounted Unit Teams that we work with providing them with hoof boot protection. We have several styles of EasyCare boots to offer such as Easyboot Gloves, Epics and Bares to name a few. For more information visit our website www.easycareinc.com
We salute you Miggs, you are truly a hero!
Enjoy a slide show of Miggs’ big day:
Marcie Mendoza
Customer Service
You will find me at the front desk if you visit the EasyCare corporate headquarters. I am in charge of the web orders and I manage the Hoof Boot Upgrade program which offers discount pricing on boots.
