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((short description|Division of the Sri Lanka Police))
((More citations needed|date=March 2018))
[[File:Sri Lanka Mounted Police Near Methodist Church Kandy.jpg|thumb|280px|right|Mounted Police Near Methodist Church [[Kandy]].]]
The '''Sri Lanka Police Mounted Division''' is the [[mounted police|mounted division]] of the [[Sri Lanka Police]]. The responsibility of the division is to conduct safe policing of [[crowd control]] at large public order events and provide ceremonial escorts.  The police mounted division is under purview of the [[Deputy Inspector General of Police|DIG]] - Colombo Range and control of a [[Senior Superintendent of Police|SSP]] - Mounted Division and has a strength of two Inspectors, four Sub-Inspectors, 10 sergeants, 34 constables with 60 horses.

==History==
The unit was formed in 1921 at the former premises of the [[Royal College Colombo]] in St Sebastian Hill, [[Colombo]]. At its formation, the unit was limited to British personnel and consisted of eight mounted sergeants and constables, who were later promoted to sub-inspector grade. Gazetted Officers were also trained in equestrian. During [[Royal visit]]s mounted policemen joined in with the [[Ceylon Mounted Rifles]] in providing mounted escorts starting in 1925. With the disbandment of the Ceylon Mounted Rifles in 1931, the mounted police took on the role of providing mounted escorts as the [[Governor's Bodyguard]] on ceremonial occasions including independence celebrations in 1948. Following independence three Ceylonese was admitted to the unit for the first time.

On the morning of March 22, 1952, Prime Minister [[Don Stephen Senanayake|D. S. Senanayake]] was riding the police mare 'Chitra'.  He suffered a stroke and fell (dying several hours later) at the [[Galle Face Green]]. He was accompanied by Inspector [[Edward Grey (policeman)|Eddie Grey]], who would later become the first Ceylonese head of the mounted police.<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.com/~lkawgw/appreciation06.htm In memory of their kindness<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 1956, the police mounted division was formed with a Sub-Inspector, two Police Sergeants and 22 Police Constables with 23 thoroughbred horses imported from Australia.

==Units==
* Mounted Division HQ & Stables, [[Colombo]]
* Training Stables, [[Nuwara Eliya]]
* Stables, [[Kandy]] 
* Police College, [[Kalutara]]

==Duties==
*Ceremonial Mounted Escorts for
** Heads of states 
** Visiting Royals and foreign VIPs
** Ambassadors and High Commissioners when presenting [[letter of credence]]
** Ceremonial opening of parliament
* Crowd control during;
**National day celebrations
**[[Esala Perahera]]
**[[May Day]]
**Sports events
**Demonstrations (disperse unruly crowds)
*Patrol
**Colombo city 
**Beach

==Uniform==
For important ceremonial occasions, mounted policemen wear the [[Full dress|full-dress]] red uniform (unique to the mounted division), which is a red tunic, black [[trousers|pantaloon]]s, with a gold [[cross belt]] and a black [[custodian helmet]].

On a lesser ceremonial occasion they may wear  full-dress mounted white uniform (unique to the mounted division), which includes white tunic; trousers;  medals; with gazetted officers' uniforms adorned with black [[epaulette]]s with rank insignia, a black leather cross belt with the lion head badge with whistle and chain, police badge affixed black leather pouch and sword with a white coloured [[pith helmet]]. White [[Gauntlet (glove)|gauntlets gloves]] are worn.

[[Gazetted officer (Sri Lanka)|Gazetted officer]]s carry swords drawn, while sergeants and constables carry [[lances]] with a police [[Pennon|pennant]].

When on crowd control and patrol, mounted police wear a standard khaki uniform, with [[riding helmet]]s, white [[Gauntlet (glove)|gauntlet gloves]] and [[riding boot]]s.

== References ==
((reflist))
* [http://www.police.lk/divisions/mounted.asp MOUNTED POLICE]

((Sri Lankan security forces))

[[Category:Sri Lanka Police units|Mounted Branch]]
[[Category:Sri Lankan ceremonial units]]
[[Category:Mounted police]]

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