‘Cowboys for Cops’ downtown ride honors Kansas City law enforcement

If you looked up outside Union Station at the foot of the Liberty Memorial hill Friday morning, you would have seen them.

A line of mounted horses — including the KC Mounted Patrol and the Jackson County Sheriff’s Mounted Posse — dotted the landscape outside the National World War I Museum and Memorial.

The scene was the halfway point of a 4.3-mile downtown ride that started at the American Royal complex. Called Kansas City Cowboys for Cops, the event was planned as a way for “equine enthusiasts” to show their support and respect for area law enforcement. More than a hundred horse riders came together for a ceremony honoring fallen officers and their families at Liberty Memorial.

Hosted by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Mounted Posse, donations collected at the event benefited the sheriff’s office’s first responders unit.

This story was originally published August 5, 2016 at 7:11 PM with the headline "‘Cowboys for Cops’ downtown ride honors Kansas City law enforcement."