?Clewiston Police Horse and Pony Show ? Clewiston Police received a call reference a horse running down U.S. 27. To our surprise, it really was galloping along U.S 27 beside vehicles.After a short foot pursuit and officers realizing they need to step their cardio game up, we successfully took the pony into custody. Thanks to the Pony Whisperer, Officer McLeod. Needless to say our cuffs didn’t work. Pony was processed for Fleeing to Elude an officer. After interviewing the pony, he was released as he was just trying to train for a future marathon. After a few carrots, he was brought back to his pasture. We would like to thank the community who supplied the carrots and helped us contain the horse in an area where we could use rope to bring him back home. You can see at the end the other ponies were so excited to see him. They galloped to the fence to greet their friend. #workingonourcardiogame #hewasfast #itwastoohot #marathontraining
Posted by Clewiston Police Department on Tuesday, April 24, 2018
It’s not every day that police have to lasso an escapee.
But as police officers from the Clewiston Police Department in Florida discovered, you just don’t know what tools you’ll need to do your job from one day to the next.
After receiving reports of a pony galloping near vehicles along U.S. Highway 27 near Lake Okeechobee, police pursued the runaway steed on foot. As they noted in a Facebook post about the incident, officers quickly realized “they need to step their cardio game up” and try a different approach.
The police used carrots to lure the pony to a safe area and then lassoed the critter.
While the pony was “processed for eluding an officer,” the police opted to return the runaway to its pasture instead. In fact, that’s the slow-moving escort you see in the video above. Upon its return home, the pony was eagerly greeted by his equine friends.
