Gray Horse Consulting LLC.

Gray Horse Consulting is dedicated to providing valuable training programs to personnel serving in the law enforcement profession. Our courses are designed to address more than the simple acquisition of skills and knowledge; offering a more comprehensive understanding of the fundamental principles involved.

About

Lieutenant M. Todd Rush

Twenty years of experience in civilian law enforcement as a patrol officer, field training officer, patrol sergeant and patrol shift commander.

Assigned to a small section preforming law-and-order and criminal investigation operations at a Forward Operating Base in Northern Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Tasked with providing basic combat survival skills training to non-combat personnel preparing for deployment at the outset of the Global War on Terror and invasion of Iraq.

Developed an in-theater street survival and basic self-defense course for personnel assigned to escort foreign nationals for a forward airbase in Iraq.

Provided initial training for civilian force protection personnel assigned to one of the Department of Defense’s largest installations immediately following the attacks of September 11, 2001.

Served as a Flight/Platoon Sergeant for a joint Air Force/Marine Corps security detail assigned to a coalition airbase generating combat sorties during Operation Inherent Resolve.

Selected to present Use of Force training to an entire USAFR wing, from junior enlisted personnel to senior staff officers during a period of increased international tension.

Experience in the private sector in areas as diverse as commercial investigations, bail fugitive recovery, secure transport and physical security.

Received unique specialized training in close personal protection, disaster and wilderness survival, anti-terrorism and command and control operations.

More than twenty years of experience in instructing technical and tactical skills in military, law enforcement and civilian settings.

Lead Instructor

mtrush@grayhorseconsulting.com

In the earliest days of law enforcement in England, local courts relied on a constable to carry out the business of the court. When English settlers came to America, they elected or appointed Constables to fulfil the same duties as they had performed back in England for centuries. Much like “Officer’” or “Patrolman” here in the United States, the title of Constable is still carried by rank-and-file members of police forces across the United Kingdom. The origin of the title, interestingly, is the Latin phrase comes stabuli, meaning stable attendant, or quite literally, the count of the stables. It was originally a title reserved for those holding the important responsibility of caring for the horses and maintaining the stables for the lord, king, or emperor.

In similar fashion, America imported the title of Marshal from the French. Early policing in the Kingdom of France was carried out by the Maréchaussée, or The Marshalcy. The title Maréchaussée was also applied to those troops assigned to military policing duties in the Continental Army. The title of Marshal comes from Old Frankish and much like the Latin derived Constable, means, horse servant.

My own family traces its history to England, and among the descriptions of arms (heraldic emblems emblazoned on shields) born by people who share my surname, the most common is a red shield bearing three horses. The earliest of my ancestors to journey to the English colonies of North America was a veteran of the English Civil War, having served as a cavalry officer in Oliver Cromwell’s parliamentarian forces. Family lore has it that throughout his service, he rode a gray horse.

Among the advice I can remember being given by my father is, “If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right.” When embarking on any enterprise that’s worthy of being done, it helps to attach a name to it. It makes it real. A good means of ensuring we give something the proper amount of effort and attention is to give it a name worthy of honoring. It’s not just my business name. It’s a deep and humble acknowledgement of the heritage of my profession, and of my family.

What's in a Name?

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