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A man has been arrested on suspicion of drunken horseback riding en route to his brother’s wedding – 600 miles away.

Patrick Schumacher, 45, had a pug dog named Bufford in his rucksack and beer and a small black powder pistol in one of his saddlebags when stopped by police.

He was seen weaving in and out of traffic on his horse Dillon and was found slumped in his saddle by officers.

They ordered him to dismount and take a sobriety test, which he failed.

Schumacher, of ­Colorado Springs, told police he was trying to get from Larkspur, Colorado, to Bryce, Utah, for the wedding but had lost his driving licence.

He was arrested and also faces charges of animal cruelty and the prohibited use of weapons.

Schumacher’s travelling animal companions, Dillon and Bufford, were impounded by police.