TORONTO

Must be the lucky horseshoes.

Mayoral candidate Sarah Thomson won’t be issued a ticket for riding a horse in a city park, the Toronto Sun has learned.

City officials confirmed this week that after further consultation they’ve opted not to slap Thomson with a $100 ticket for bringing a horse to Ford Fest in Scarborough last Friday.

Thomson showed up riding a white horse and surrounded by a group of supporters.

“We have to come into the circus that Rob Ford has created,” Thomson said last week. “None of the other candidates want to do that and I’m willing to do that and take him on on his own turf.”

John DeCourcy, director of bylaw enforcement for Municipal Licensing and Standards, explained senior staff have reviewed the information collected and “are satisfied with the actions taken by the officers” at the park.

“ML&S has reviewed the action taken by enforcement staff at the time of the incident, which was a request to remove the horse from the park, to which Ms Thomson complied,” DeCourcy said in a statement.

“There are many enforcement tools available to the person responsible for enforcement, by which to gain compliance. These options include a verbal request, a verbal or written caution, the issuance of a verbal or written order, or in this instance, the issuance of a provincial offences ticket.

“The request to cease the activity accomplished the goal of compliance and is an acceptable form of enforcement. A notice or ticket need not be issued in all circumstances.”