A Lancashire police officer has launched the second instalment of his book about a police horse – called Pendle!
PC Dave Palmer-Davies, an officer in Lancashire Constabulary’s Mounted Branch, wrote the second book about Pendle, a real retired police horse and his fictional rider Bryan, on their quest to solve the mystery of who stole Lady Lucy’s kettle.
Along the way, Pendle and Bryan encounter a series of events, from a robbery to a football game, which require their help.
The tale is written entirely in rhyme and all proceeds will go to the Lancashire Police Horse Benevolent Fund, which looks after police horses after they retire from duty.
PC Palmer-Davies from Leyland said: “I am delighted to have launched the second book about Pendle and hope that people enjoy reading it.
“The success of the first book and the enjoyment that it gave to my own young sons, as well as the possibility to raise money for the Lancashire Police Horse Benevolent Fund gave me another push to get on with the second one.
“I really enjoyed writing it and found that my career as a mounted police officer gave me ideas for the story. I hope people will support this book and this important charity to help the horses that spend their working life protecting the county’s residents.”
Pendle was a real-life police horse for Lancashire Constabulary who worked on active duty from 1998, before retiring in 2013.
He still makes guest appearances at community events. He is a 20-year-old Irish sport horse.
The book has been published by Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers Ltd and is available to order from Amazon here: www.amazon.co.uk/Pendle-Police-Horse-Stolen-Kettle/dp/190349088X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1414591775&sr=1-1&keywords=pendle+the+police+horse and other bookshops.
