Yes, that was a miniature horse galloping down Beach Street. But the mini is fine
.jpg "Calf-roper Colby Caudle had quite an experience on a Friday night ride-along with Haltom City police officer Dusty Simmons. Caudle helped capture a loose miniature horse that was running down Beach Street.")
This was not a tall tale.
A miniature horse got free about 9 on Friday night, found its way onto Beach Street and was lassoed in a matter of minutes by a civilian on a ride-along with a Haltom City patrol officer.
On their Facebook page, police noted they don't get many calls of loose livestock running down Beach Street that turn out to be a miniature horse.
Officer Dusty Simmons responded to the call, and coincidentally a competitive calf-roper, Colby Caudle, was with him on a ride-along.
Once he got his lasso from his truck, Caudle, hanging out of the police SUV's window, in no time roped (or should we say arrested?) the little creature.
The horse's owner was found soon after the incident.
"This was a great experience," Caudle wrote on the Haltom City police Facebook page. He thanked the officer and the Police Department for the ride-along.
"I had a blast," he wrote. "PS if y'all ever need any more help or wanna hire me for a new mounted patrol unit. I'm all in."
This story was originally published April 15, 2018 at 10:33 AM with the headline "Yes, that was a miniature horse galloping down Beach Street. But the mini is fine."