Several horses and a donkey were spotted roaming the streets in a rural area in south Calgary early Saturday evening.

A police helicopter picked up footage of the beasts ambling down 37 Street near 146 Avenue S.W. at about 7 p.m. It appears that five horses may have been led by a rogue donkey.

“The donkey was the group leader,” duty inspector Nancy Farmer said.

It was unclear whether the animals had escaped an area farm and were attempting to return home.

“It looks like they know where the heck they want to go,” said Farmer, who was watching a live video feed of the beasts. “They are trying to get back into a field, but they can’t get in.”

To be sure, the scene caused some confusion and made for some wild observations.

“Is that a cow?” Farmer wondered aloud as she watched the video feed. “I wish you could see this video we’re watching here. It looks like there are some folks out there trying to rally them and push them into a field.”

Farmer said it appeared that people were on the scene attempting to keep the horses to the side of the road and corral them into the nearby field.

By about 7:20 p.m., the chaotic scene had thankfully been resolved.

“No more horsing around! Horses have now been corralled,” Calgary police tweeted.