Police chased an unusual escapee through the streets of a Texas city on Friday after a miniature horse made a bid for freedom from a local stable.
Haltom City Police Department was called to reports of loose livestock on Beach Street on Friday evening.
Footage of the incident showed officers pursuing the adventurous animal by car, but failing to capture it.
Teenager Colble Caudle, who was riding along with police that evening, then tried a different tactic. The 17-year-old used his skills as a professional calf-roper and lassoed the escapee. Other locals also helped keep the horse under control.
“Colby Caudle wins the award for best civilian ride out ever,” the police department said in a statement on Facebook. “It’s not often we get a call for loose livestock running down Beach [Street] that turns out to be a mini pony.
“Even more rare when your rider just happens to be a competitive calf-roper who happens to have his lasso in his truck.
“So if you hear stories today of a young man hanging out of a police Tahoe chasing a miniature horse and throwing a lasso like something out of bizarre movie last night ... It absolutely happened in Haltom City.”
It added in a later post: “Sometimes it takes a village! A special thanks to Gilberto Martinez and his posse for helping us end a several mile horse chase the other night.
“They ended up having our now famous mini horse chased right into them.”
The miniature horse has now been returned to its owner.
