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No taser, no beating, no gun ....

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UPDATED: Saturday, January 31, 2009 08:49
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Friday, January 30, 2009 5:32 PM

I have a vote and I'm not afraid to use it!

... Just a drunken guy on a horse. Perhaps he didn't want to drive drunk.

Citation alleges public intoxication by Cody man on a white horse
By RUFFIN PREVOST
Gazette Wyoming Bureau

CODY - A Cody man has been cited for public intoxication while riding his horse on a busy street during a weekend snowstorm.

Police received a call at 4 p.m. Sunday from a motorist who was concerned that Benjamin Daniels, 28, was creating a road hazard by riding his horse in conditions of poor visibility.

An officer stopped Daniels to explain that drivers were having difficulty spotting his slow-moving white horse as he was riding along Yellowstone Avenue near Wal-Mart, said Assistant Police Chief George Menig.

"Because of the wind, the blowing snow and the color of the horse, we were worried he was a danger to himself and motorists," Menig said. Steady snow, gusting winds and subzero temperatures continued throughout the day.

As police continued to observe Daniels, it was clear that he was "highly intoxicated," Menig said.

Police saw Daniels drinking beer as he moved behind Cassie's Bar and Supper Club, apparently in an attempt to avoid them, Menig said.

Although some who are cited for public intoxication are issued a ticket but not detained, police believed Daniels could not safely be released until he was sober, Menig said.

Daniels had been spotted earlier riding along Highway 120 between Road 2AB and the Shoshone River. Menig said police did not know the reason for his excursion.

Police contacted a friend of Daniels, who picked up the horse.

Menig said he could not recall any other recent citations for public intoxication while on horseback.

"This is another first for me in Park County law enforcement," he said.

Contact Ruffin Prevost at rprevost@billingsgazette.com or 307-527-7250.

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Saturday, January 31, 2009 8:11 AM

FREMDFIRMA

I dunno...

Firstly, horses are NOT stupid, given their view of the world they're often smarter than people - you try to tell a horse to go somewhere it feels unsafe, it's gonna cock it's head sideways and give you this "are you kiddin me?!" look.

Second, the guy mighta been drunk, but the HORSE was sober, and likely knew the way home well enough to go there while ignoring any input from the moron holding the reins.

Seriously, cowboys never had a problem with getting too pasted to walk for that very reason, of course, getting OFF the horse and upstairs into the hotel was another matter.

(Although you could say getting OFF the horse was the easy part, if yer that drunk)

And Third, if I had a choice in a blizzard, long as it weren't too bad, I'd pick a horse over a car too! - again, they're not stupid and will avoid undue risk and ignore stupid instructions, which a car will not, and they're less likely to get stuck.

Admittedly, I do ride on occasion, but I do so by bonding with the horse and use only a heavy blanket and bitless bridle with no blinders, and I've rarely been dumped or tossed, even by some fairly snarky critters, not the least of which was this *boneheaded* undersized pony of vaguely arabic bloodline that one of my relatives had, which was... for a horse, damnwell nuts - he thought he was a knights charger or something and loved to try jumping over stuff, or doing a rocket takeoff and dumping you on your ass if he could.

My folks actually got him for free cause they kicked him from a petting zoo, he was a bit too rambunctious in general and definately not gentle enough to give pony rides to kids, well, other kids, I wasn't too big myself back then.

But for a little guy, he sure could move when he wanted to, and regardless of his temperment, was a dear friend to me.

Anyhow, I think the cops in this case just wanted to err on the safe side, a cite for public intoxication is about all that warranted, and they just didn't want anyone to get hurt, including the horse is all.

-Frem

It cannot be said enough, those who do not learn from history, are doomed to endlessly repeat it

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Saturday, January 31, 2009 8:29 AM

WHOZIT

So he got an RWI? Get it? AHHHHAHAHAHA.....sorry

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Saturday, January 31, 2009 8:49 AM

CITIZEN

Yeah, I don't get how the police could have a problem with someone drunk on horse back. The horse has a mind of it's own, it's not a car, it's not even a bicycle.

More insane ramblings by the people who brought you beeeer milkshakes!
No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see.

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