A racehorse that escaped from its stable on a farm was found trotting by commuters at a train station in Sydney, Australia Friday, 9 News reported.
Sydney Trains chief executive Matthew Longland said that his staff became alert that the unusual passenger was “horsing around” just before midnight, the outlet noted. The security camera footage captured the runaway horse wearing a raincoat trotting around the station was tweeted out by ABC News. (RELATED: Video Shows New Mexico Police Pursue Alleged Thief On Horseback)
A runaway horse joined commuters at a train station in Australia, wandering along the platform before its owner safely returned it home “in a stable condition,” according to the state transport agency. https://t.co/EAhrTWPhaW pic.twitter.com/6aA4QgRp6L
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State transportation authorities noted that an individual who picked up the horse was its owner, Sky News noted.
“From time to time we do find animals on tracks, particularly cows on longer regional services,” Longland told 9 News. “This one was a little bit unusual, as it was a horse at a suburban station. It’s a wonder the horse didn’t try to board the train, to be honest. The good news is the horse was captured, and it’s obviously healthy and unharmed.”
“It’s not every day you see a horse on the platform, but that’s what we saw at Warwick Farm,” New South Wales Transport Minister Jo Haylen said, the outlet reported. “In fact, it [the horse] kept its hooves behind the yellow line, which is a good thing,” she added.