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The Michigan Sheriff's Mounted Association was incepted in 1961. Most county mounted divisions were known as the "Sheriff's Posse", but with the perception of a posse from wild west movies being a group seeking to find a person for "lynching", they changed to the current Mounted Division designation |
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M.S.M.A P.O. Box 94 Johannesburg, Michigan 49751-0094 |
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The Michigan Sheriff's Mounted Association met for the first time in October of 1961 in a field near Yankee Springs (located in Barry County) with 18 counties and 250-300 active members.
The members were comprised of different Posse groups from Michigan and Indiana. Their intent was to try and form a state wide Posse Association. By July of 1962 they had organized and started the Michigan Sheriff's Posse Association. With increased law enforcement training and assistance, it was decided to change the name from Michigan Sheriff's Posse Association to the Michigan Sheriff's Mounted Association. The change in names was prompted in 1999 with the desire to reflect the professionalism of our organization. This group had formed to assist Sheriff's Departments to become stronger and to help at the state level when needed.
The Michigan Sheriff's Mounted Association now has 21 counties and approximately 550 active members. |
