All photos by Eric T. Styles
The New Orleans Police Department on Thursday held a memorial service for it’s dancing horse, Ace, who recently died after a bout with colic, officials said.
City officials and several people gathered in the 100 block of Bourbon Street Thursday evening for an NOPD service honoring their four-legged colleague.
Ace joined the NOPD in 2006 and partnered with Officer Joseph Jones in 2012, and the two began their dancing routine shortly after that, according to the NOPD.
He was known for interacting with brass bands along Bourbon Street and would occasionally briefly pop into a club when he heard his favorite music playing before continuing his patrol duties.
