"The Beard Grows, But The Head Does Not Grow Wiser."
"Lawyers work hard and, like us, they're human, many of them."-Dick Cavett
“A judge is a law student who marks his own examination papers.” - H. L. Mencken
"I tell you, I'll consult my lawyer. And if he advises me to do it, I'll get a new lawyer."-Groucho Marx 
"We are all here for a spell, get all the good laughs you can."
I am not sure what made me think of this. Maybe, because it is a Friday morning and I am waxing nostalgic about Friday motion call in Wayne County. (I think I may need to get another hobby). But, I do remember when the Detroit Police Department did have a regular mounted patrol assigned to the streets around Jefferson and Woodward. I'd see them so often that I would recognize some of the officers-though admittedly, not any of the horses.
Greeting mounted police officers on your way to court doesn't peg you as an older timer much, does it?
Anyway, the Detroit Police Mounted Division does still exist. It was shut down, for budgetary reasons, in 2005. But, it was brought back in 2009, and currently has 2 sergeants, 6 officers and 6 horses. At its peak in the 1970's (slightly before my time), the unit had 5 barns, 80 officers and 60 plus horses.
Presently, I think the mounted patrol covers areas near the Riverwalk and the casinos, where the novelty of officers on horseback adds to the attraction of the city's entertainment districts. Oh, yes, and we see the mounted unit as participants in the Thanksgiving Parade.
So, while attorneys no longer see the total horse when going to court in Detroit, we still see the rear ends of these animals on a daily basis. See below. Note: I pulled this from LinkedIn, obscuring the name of the "Honored and Humbled" recipient who posted his honor. I am serious. I have seen more than one person on LinkedIn post dismissals of bar grievances filed against them. To quote Dave Barry, "I am not making this up". I don't understand LinkedIn.
Here is a video from 1927 showing the Mounted Unit