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[–] Splooge [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Probably wouldn't work. As other goats here have pointed out, the reason the horses are skittish here is because they have limited color vision, so the stripes look like holes or uncomfortable walking territory.

Police horse selection is extremely tight. It's harder for a horse to be selected than dogs in fact. Their training involves all kinds of things that spook horses, from mock protests to firecrackers (I mean, cops do have guns after all) to even having them walk on unusual surfaces (like marbles and shit) to acclimate them.

IIRC less than 10% of horses evaluated are selected, and less than 1% of that actually make it to active duty.