Kandiyohi County Sheriffs Posse

The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Auxiliary was formed in 1961. The name was changed to Kandiyohi County
Sheriff’s Posse and is currently the Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Reserve. This is a volunteer group where
originally members were required to own horses and associated equipment to participate.However, as the
Reserve unit evolved into various other functions, the requirement to own horses is no longer. Horses were
primarily used for search and rescue and crowd control. They also held events at the county fairgrounds,
such as horse racing and rodeos to raise money for the group. They also represented the Sheriff’s Office in
community events within the county, such as Ridgewater graduation parking and area parades.