goflippr wrote:
I don't understand why anyone would want to ride a percheron.

Well as far as MP goes they're big and imposing (good for crowd control), can supposedly carry a ton of weight (good for fat policemen) and generally unflappable. Most police horses I've seen around Washington DC are Percherons or Perch x QH. They've got the best gaits for riding of any common draft breed in the US, they can move surprisingly fast when they need too. I can kind of understand riding Percherons, but not Belgians or Clydesdales.