Benton County Sheriff's Mounted Posse

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Benton County Sheriff's Mounted Posse

Sheriff"s Mounted Posse The Benton County Sheriff's Mounted Posse is under the command of Sheriff Jef Van Arsdall. We are a volunteer organization, whose purpose is to assist the Benton County Sheriff's Office.

We are a dedicated group that enjoy serving our community and promoting horsemanship to Benton County. Each Posse member volunteers their time and provides their own horse, tack, and some of their own equipment. The Posse was formed under Sheriff Clifford Lilly in 1946 to:

* Assist the Sheriff's Office in community outreach activities
* Assist local and state agencies in the preservation of law and order, search and rescue and emergency services.
* Stimulate good horsemanship and promote strong fellowship.
* Perpetuate the traditions, customs and pageantry of Oregon's early days.
* Enhanced family and community activities. Our intention is to carry on and assist with the preservation of law and order, search and rescue and to carry on the traditions, pageantry and horsemanship of the "Old West". Today, these traditions are carried on by men and women who serve as special deputies under the Benton County Sheriff. Search and rescue is the foremost service provided to the Sheriff's Office. Posse members are trained and certified in search and rescue by the Oregon State Sheriff's Association and are on call 24 hours a day by the Sheriff's Office. Posse members who are involved in search and rescue spend a tremendous amount of time training and honing their skills throughout the year in order to keep their certification current and to learn the most up-to-date techniques and equipment to be used during a search.

Operating as usual

06/02/2021

Thank You To The Risk Takers

05/16/2021

Annual cemetery program expands to honor others who have fallen - Philomath News

In its seventh year, the annual flag-placement event Saturday morning at Mount Union Cemetery featured a new look with a new twist. Memorial Day doesn’t arrive on the calendar until May 31, but organizers opted to expand those to be remembered with National Armed Forces Day and Peace Officers Memo...

05/15/2021

It’s Armed Forces Day 🇺🇸
We are honored to participate in the ceremony happening this morning at 10 at Mt Union cemetery in Philomath.
The posse and our horses will be there carrying flags, presenting wreaths, and a traditional riderless horse honoring those who have passed in the line of duty.
Come on out !

04/27/2021

Sheriff Van Arsdall had the honor of swearing-in members of the Benton County Sheriff's Mounted Posse during a ceremony at BCSO last week.

The Mounted Posse Unit is comprised of volunteers and deputies that each provide their own horse and expenses necessary to maintain the horse.

The members volunteer their time to serve in the unit and are utilized throughout the county for search and rescue, parades, and community relations.

Sheriff Van Arsdall could not be more proud of the incredible men and women of this unit who are truly dedicated to helping protect our community while supporting our agency’s overall mission.

04/01/2021

Benton County Sheriff's Mounted Posse updated their info in the about section.

03/12/2021

Benton County Sheriff’s Posse has its newest probationary member: Cadet Aiden O’Dea! Please join us in welcoming him.

03/12/2021

Benton County Sheriff’s Mounted Posse has its newest probationary member: Cadet Aiden O’Dea! Please join us in welcome him.

12/23/2020

09/14/2020

We have been very busy this week helping rescue animals from level 3 area in Gates, OR with an amazing group of other volunteers. So far we have rescued 4 horses, 2 donkeys, 2 llamas, 2 alpacas, 1 pig, 4 dogs, 3 cats, 1 iguana and 1 gecko. We don't believe the large animals have ever been in a trailer before, so that was quite challenging. Couldn't get the draft-cross horse loaded the first day, so we were fortunate to bring a vet along the 2nd day to tranquilize him and finally got him loaded. Its a great feeling to be able to save some animals that have been impacted by the fires. Working on saving them all! 😢

08/31/2020

Our Posse members have been busy working out weekly at the Philomath Rodeo ground’s arena! We are having lots of fun while we practice and train for Posse events. We are doing drill maneuvers, pole bending, barrel racing, and flags, all the while we are exercising our horses. 🐎😃🐎🤠🐎

07/12/2020

It was a beautiful day for another fun posse ride!

07/09/2020

We were happy to welcome four new members last night! Introducing Judy Dady, Danielle Moore, Sheree Head, and Richard Head. :) Thanks for assisting Captain Don Rogers!

02/24/2020

We all had a great time at the 2020 OAMP Convention in Grants Pass this weekend!

02/12/2020

The weather report said NO RAIN for once this weekend, so the posse took full advantage of this great weather! ☀️
We explored Peavy Arboretums beautiful trails for a 5 mile ride. A little chilly, but it felt great to be back in the saddle again!

01/10/2020

Happy New Year from your Benton County Posse!
Last nights meeting was a busy one for sure with swearing in of our new officers!🎉

⭐️Captain: David Taphouse
⭐️1st Lieutenant: Morgan Taphouse
⭐️Secretary: Aly Vergin
⭐️Treasurer: Lacey Duncan

swearing in of fantastic special deputies
Marissa Korthuis
Robin Ehrhardt
Paul Ehrhardt
Amie Brewer
and our wonderful new probationary member :
Kim O'Dea

We have a busy year ahead of us 🤠

12/16/2019

The Posse had a great time this weekend decorating our horses for the annual Monroe Christmas Parade of Lights!
We are so proud to have such great horses on posse that had no problem with the lights, garlands,bells, and parade commotion in the dark!
Fun fact it was an all mare parade ;)

Merry Christmas Everyone!

12/15/2019

COME ON OUT TONIGHT FOR THE MONROE CHRISTMAS PARADE AT 7!
The posse horses will be all decked out and ready to kick off the holiday season ! 🤠🎅🏼🎉🎄🎄

12/04/2019

Come join the Benton County Sheriff's Office parading their Search and Rescue vehicles and Mounted POSSE horses, with all their lights a glowing!

Hosted by the Monroe Rural Fire Protection district, this is a gift from the participants to the community, to help everyone enjoy the spirit of this holiday season. The Monroe Fire Department would like to extend an invitation to businesses, organizations and groups to enter the parade.

10/28/2019

The Benton County Sheriff's Mounted Posse's 10th Annual Children with Special needs ride event was a big hit once again! Stay tuned for some behind the scene pictures coming soon.

10/03/2019

Great timing on this special memory that just showed up! The Sheriff's Posse is hosting their 10th annual Special Needs Ride Event on Saturday, October 26th, 2019! We are looking forward to seeing all the children who come year after year and those who are coming for the first time. As you can see from the photo, there are so many wonderful volunteers in our community who help make this event possible! 🙏 Details for this years event can be found here: https://www.co.benton.or.us/sheriff/page/children-special-needs-horseback-ride-event🤠

The Benton County Sheriff's Mounted Posse give's a Special Thank You to all the wonderful volunteers that help make the annual Special Needs Ride Event succesfull year after year!

09/26/2019

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09/11/2019

Benton County Sheriff's Mounted Posse's cover photo

09/09/2019

Great turn out for the Chili Cook Off fundraiser today. Our Mounted Posse Ladies were fantastic, even in the rain! :)

Great bowls of fire - its chili time!!! Gather your family/friends and head on over to the Public Safety Chili Cook-Off ...

09/03/2019

Chili cook-off reorganizes after year off and lands in Philomath

Great bowls of fire - its chili time!!! Gather your family/friends and head on over to the Public Safety Chili Cook-Off for a fun time this coming Sunday. Our Posse members and their horses hope to see y'all there and we really appreciate your support!

Eat a light lunch, cleanse the palette and get ready to challenge those taste buds with a visit to the Public Safety Chili Cook-Off, scheduled to run from 3-7 p.m.

07/14/2019

Had a great time riding in the parade this morning.

07/12/2019

We were honored to be invited to the Corvallis Knights Baseball game on Law Enforcement Appreciation Night! Fun time riding around the beautiful Oregon State University campus and thrilled that they won! 🤠 🐴

06/12/2019

Congratulations to Lacey Duncan on receiving
“ Posse member of the year” award tonight at the Search and Rescue Awards banquet! She is such a valuable and hardworking member of Benton County.

06/11/2019

Mark Your Calendars! The Chili Cook-Off is a community event that’s fun for the whole family and a great way to raise money for local programs. Each year a different non-profit agency is selected as beneficiary's of the event.

This year the Benton County Sheriff's Mounted Posse is honored to be one of the recipients! Please share this event to support us, and the other beneficiary's and come on out for a good time.

Teams of public safety professionals, local businesses, and other community organizations compete against each other to produce the best chili in their category. Winners are selected by a panel of judges and people attending the event!!!

The event is put on by a dedicated committee of volunteers and includes a variety of activities including demonstrations by the Benton County Sheriff’s Mounted Posse, K-9 Demonstrations, Corvallis Mountain Rescue Unit, Mary's Peak Search and Rescue, REACH Air-Medical Services helicopter, Coast Guard, Oregon Army National Guard, Marine Patrol, Corvallis Fire Department, Philomath Fire and Rescue, 4-H petting station, children’s activities, music and…of course…chili tasting!

An added bonus this year is the Benton County Sheriff's Office, Emergency Services Division will also be holding their annual "Emergency Preparedness Fair" at this event.

CHECK OUT OUR AWESOME NEW CHILI COOK-OFF POSTER!!!!!

06/02/2019

We are just an hour away ! See you soon 🎉

05/31/2019

TOMORROW NIGHT IS THE BIG DANCE!!!
Are you ready ?! 6 -10pm Come dance the night away, check out the amazing silent auction items 😍, Enjoy the best southern food around - Memphis Beats Oregon , and wash it down with some Dirt Road Brewing !!

🤠See y’all there ! @ the Philomath Rodeo Grounds

05/29/2019

The purpose of the Benton County Sheriff's Mounted Posse is to promote law & order, community, horsemanship and the western way of life.

Join us on June 1st for our Boot Scoot'N Dance Fundraiser; tickets are $6 for one admittance or $10 for two!

We are so excited to have Memphis Beats Oregon serving some authentic Tennessee BBQ for you all!

Vickie's DJ & Dance will be DJ-ing the night away with your favorite swing dances and line dances. Don't know how to dance? Don't worry! She'll be teaching a couple of line dances to kick off the night in style!

We can't wait to see you there!

You can buy tickets here: www.bentoncountysheriffsmountedposse.com/upcoming-events.html

05/28/2019

Super fun day riding with the Benton County Sheriff’s Posse members and a potential new member! Captain Morgan even brought along future Posse c**t “Ferguson” for the training. BTW, we are currently accepting applications, so visit our website for all the details. 😊

05/09/2019

The following Posse members have Boot Scoot’n Dance Tickets 🎫 on hand ! If you want your ticket in hand today ...Text, Call, or Facebook message these great folks ASAP!
$6 for 1
$10 for 2

Morgan Taphouse
David Taphouse
Madeleine King
Mandy Dyer
Aly Vergin
Lacey Duncan
Bit By Bit- Erin Bradley
Bill M. Duncan
Randy Hiner

Or Head over to our website and click on the Events page 🎫
http://bentoncountysheriffsmountedposse.com

05/08/2019

What’s that?! The Best BBQ & Soul Food truck will be at the Benton County Posse’s Boot Scoot’n Dance, serving up their amazing food?! I can’t wait!! Get your tickets today for an event that’s sure to be a LOT of fun at
http://www.bentoncountysheriffsmountedposse.com

Click on the events page 🎉
@memphisbeatsoregon Memphis Beats Oregon

#loveyourcommunity #supportlocal #BentonCountySheriffsMountedPosse #DanceEvent #June1st

03/31/2019

Another great Saturday with our Posse members going thru the Sheriff's Office SAR Academy. Started off at the airport learning about our SKYSAR unit, then ARES on Distress Alert Beacons and a visit from the US Army National Guard who works closely with our Corvallis Mountain Rescue Unit. Then off to the shooting range to practice for our Pistol Shoot Competition in June. Next weekend is fire, shelter, water, signalling day!

Address

180 NW 5th St
Corvallis, OR
97330

Telephone

(541) 766-6045

Website

http://www.bentoncountysheriffsmountedposse.com/

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