The organization was originally formed in 1964 as the "Norco Mounted Police". The group provided law enforcement services to the community until 1979 when the city incorporated and contracted full time deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department. Since then, the Mounted Posse continues to work closely with the Norco Sheriff's Department, providing services within the city and surrounding communities.
As the Mounted Posse evolved, it has become an all-volunteer organization taking direction from the City of Norco, Norco Sheriff, Norco Fire Department, and the Norco Animal Control Department. It has expanded its scope to promote charitable and public services, and promote education and safety among equine enthusiasts as well as non-riding citizens of the community. The Posse organizes, sponsors, hosts and participates in many activities throughout each year including the Norco Mounted Posse Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) Rodeo.
Thank you for your interest in the Norco Mounted Posse. If there are questions, comments, or we can be of service to you or your organization, please don't hesitate to contact us. This website will provide a snapshot of who we are and what we do. Additional information is available by contacting our office via phone or email.
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Trail Patrol
Posse members are trained, certified, and authorized by the City of Norco and the Riverside County Sheriff to patrol our cities 90+ miles of horse trails that parallel our streets. Our objectives are to help ensure a safe environment for everyone to enjoy our rural atmosphere by educating and assisting the public and reporting unsafe conditions within city limits.
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Security
The Posse is the primary contracted security agency for many of the city’s facilities and events. Activities include a uniformed presence where the public may utilize the city facilities for dances, parties, weddings, rodeos, holiday and equestrian events. We also provide security services to private companies and organizations.
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Parades and Color Guard
Organizations and groups will occasionally ask us to participate in their parades and other various events. These may include charitable events, funerals, sporting events, and holiday extravaganzas.
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Charity
Whenever possible, we provide labor and/or financial support to charitable organizations. We ourselves are a non-profit organization and appreciate that there are many deserving and quality organizations that could use the expertise we posses, or sometimes, a simple donation to a program or event these groups may be sponsoring.
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Rodeos and Other Major Events
The Posse hosts a PRCA rodeo each year in August. This event take hundreds of hours of planning and preparation. Our officers and volunteers are responsible for nearly every aspect of planning, setup, patrol, gates, and cleanup of these events. We work closely with the city, the vendors, sponsors, the rodeo agencies, and stock contractors to ensure that each performance is bigger and better than the previous. For many years, the PRCA Norco Rodeo, held in August, has attracted thousands of spectators and national sponsors, making this event one of the largest in California.
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Regular meetings are held to keep up with organizational business, training, information interchange, upcoming events, and the general membership. We expect that all active members will attend and participate with as many meetings and events as their personal schedule allows. Meetings may be rescheduled during holidays or conflicting activities. Training sessions may be rescheduled during bad weather.
4th Wednesday of each month - Lions Club, 1245 Sixth St, Norco 92860
7:00 Rodeo Planning
7:30 General Membership Meeting
Other - Members only, various locations to be announced
Recurrent training (equestrian, law enforcement, search and rescue, first aid, CPR, baton, etc)
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