Police Scotland’s Mounted Branch’s newest recruit now has a strong link to Fife after being named Cupar in an online poll.
The eight-year-old Clydesdale will soon be patrolling throughout Scotland with his colleagues to help keep the country’s communities safe after receiving more than 3,000 votes on social media.
The other options put forward, Kelso and Dunbar, received 30% and 27% of the votes respectively.
Inspector Leigh McManus, of the Mounted Unit, said the poll had attracted more than 7,000 responses.
“Cupar will also be helping to police special and major events, with our horses being a fantastic asset for crowd control,” she explained.
“All our horses are named after towns in Scotland and, of course, Cupar is looking forward to visiting his namesake in the near future!”
