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Betsy Marston | Jun 18, 2009 03:27 PM

A police sergeant in Arvada, Colo., said that in his 15 years in law enforcement, he’d never charged a guy on a horse with drunk driving. But when the tipsy rider ambled into a busy strip mall on his horse, you couldn’t help but notice that he was falling out of the saddle, reported 9news.com. A crowd gathered while police ticketed Brian Drone for riding an animal while under the influence. Then the cops had to figure out what to do with the horse. Fortunately, a local stable owner gave the rider and his mount a ride home. Drone, who said he was merely out for a “joyride,” was fined $25.

"Soused in the saddle"

Posted by Teddy at Jun 30, 2009 03:22 PM
I used to live in Supai, AZ home of the Havasupai Tribe. The Tribe takes drinking and riding very seriously due to the rough terrain there. They have a poster entitled, "don't drink and ride". There have been many near deaths due to riding drunk.

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