The Pony Patrol is not for folks who say neigh to a little adversity. “We want to save people from themselves," said Liz Davis, chief of interpretation and education at the park and its volunteer coordinator. She sees Pony Patrol members, many of them retired or semi-retired, as vital “boots on the ground," especially in summer. On a recent Saturday, she spent part of her five-hour Pony Patrol shift along a main road as several horses grazed nearby in a marsh. Westling, in mirrored shades, ball cap and a fluorescent Pony Patrol vest, let a 9-year-old girl know she was closer than the minimum 40 feet.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 29, 2023 10:43 UTC