Watch: Training police horses to help deal with public disorder

"Hooves connected the ground, propellers successful the sky" - that's however 1 serviceman described Police Scotland's attack to dealing with nationalist order.

After unrest successful different parts of the UK implicit the summer, the spotlight has been connected however to tackle protests and disorder.

The unit says their ​approach is changing rapidly - with a operation of drones and horses present apt to beryllium much utile successful a riot concern than shields and batons.

The BBC were fixed exclusive entree to the grooming of Police Scotland's mounted portion - gathering immoderate experienced horses, arsenic good arsenic immoderate newbies who are conscionable learning the ropes.