Escaped horses take trot down Binford Boulevard

Andy Jones is used to seeing the occasional loose animal during his work at the State Fairgrounds.

What he’s not used to seeing is what happened Saturday morning: A pair of miniature horses loose on Binford Boulevard, trotting up the street followed by a parade of police cars with flashing lights.

As traffic on the busy road slowed to a halt, Jones pulled out his phone and shot video of the ponies on parade.

“The horses didn’t look scared,” he said. “They just looked like they were out for a little morning run."

Other motorists caught footage of the horses running in the median and officers' attempt to round up the animals in a parking area. Eventually the horses were collared and taken in by Animal Care & Control, according to a spokesman for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

Fox59 reported that the horses escaped from stables near the fairgrounds.

But initial police scanner reports seemed to confuse the nature of the animal escapees. “These goats are after me,” one responder reported.

“Do you need baaaack up?” another replied.

IndyStar digital producer Leigh Hedger contributed to this story.

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