"Colada and Cortadito": Miamians Suggest Names for Two Police Horses

Tubbs and Crockett from Miami Vice were popular suggestions.

August 6, 2024

These two Miami police horses need names. Screenshot via X

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On Monday, the Miami Police Department took to social media to ask for help naming two horses that had been added to the department's mounted unit.

"My name is officer Garcia, and this is my new partner, who's a four-year-old Friesian cross," one officer said. "We currently don't have a name for her, so we need some help from the community, and we have another horse in need of the same thing."

The video then pans to the other horse, a light brown one.

"She's a mix of a Petron mixed with a quarter horse, and we're going to need your help to name both of these horses," another officer added.

We need your help Miami!
Help us in naming 2 of our new horses part of the Mounted Unit.

Write a name in the comments and we will pick our favorite. Remember we need 2 names, one for the dark-brown horse and another for the light-brown horse. 👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/AY66SA1XQN
— Miami PD (@MiamiPD) August 5, 2024

The department asked for help, and Miamians chimed in. Here are the top names handpicked by New Times.

BigVic and CUCARACHA Carollo
Colada (dark horse) and Cortadito (lighter horse)
Croqueta and Cachito
Space and E11even
Crockett and Tubbs (from Miami Vice)
Tango and Cash
Julia (Tuttle) and Mary (Brickell)
Rolls and Royce
Espresso and Cafe Con Leche
Tesla and Prius

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Naomi Feinstein is a staff writer of Miami New Times where she primarily focuses on news. Naomi started her career with New Times as an intern from June–August 2019, then worked as a fellow from August 2022 to February 2023 before joining the staff full-time. She graduated from University of Miami where she contributed to the student-run newspaper, The Miami Hurricane. She holds a master’s degree and graduated with honors from the Columbia School of Journalism. In 2021, Naomi was recognized as the College Journalist of the Year from the Society of Professional Journalists of Florida, and she placed second for Best General News Story in the 2021 Pinnacle Awards.

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