Posted on 02/26/2016 1:20:36 PM PST by nickcarraway
Tatum Boos, 5, gave Juliette a "timeout" after the horse was returned to its Central California stable
Drivers in the Central California town of Madera got quite a surprise Wednesday night as a unicorn darted through traffic.
Well, not really a unicorn, but a white pony dressed up like one for a child's birthday party. The pony bolted away from one of the party-goers around 5:30 p.m. and was reported by several drivers on different highways, according to California Highway Patrol.
"The calls were coming in as a unicorn running around," said CHP Officer Josh McConnell.
It was the second time the headstrong pony had escaped that day, according to CHP. Worrying that the nearly 500-pound pony would cause a collision that could result in injuries, CHP used a helicopter to track down the wayward animal.
"She was kind of running amok in some orchards with some white blooms," said Sandra Boos, whose family owns the horse named Juliette. "So, she kind of blended in with the scenery. "She turned out to be stealthier than we would have imagined."
Juliette, who belongs to 5-year-old Tatum Boos, was finally found in an orchard, wrangled back into custody and returned to her Madera County stable in a fairy-tale ending. "I was afraid," Tatum said. "She got in a timeout because she was being a bad pony."
The somewhat mythical pursuit came to an end when Renee Pardy and her horse, an equine friend of Juliette's, came to the rescue.
"They'd met before, and I just kind of walked off with my horse and she followed," Pardy told KSEE-TV.
Boos said authorities provided some comedy relief during the tense situation by putting out a report that the unicorn was in custody.
"I laughed and I cried," Boos said.
Video at site.
it takes the nice policemen 3 hours to find a unicorn running out in the public view
remember that when answering any commie gun-grabber types
I can just imagine two cops sitting in a cruiser somewhere eating their lunch or gossiping when along comes the unicorn, trotting right past them. Without missing a beat, one turns to the other and says, deadpan, “now that’s something you don’t see every day”.
LOL
CC
To be fair, it took the police 3 hours to *catch* a white pony dressed as a unicorn. They had eyes on it pretty much the whole time, including from a helicopter. Even small ponies can easily outrun the average donut-fortified LEO, though.
P.S. I would just LOVE to have a copy of the police dispatchers radio traffic for this.
CC
‘You sure this is coffee?’
A pony should be easier to catch than a unicorn, since they don’t have magic powers. Unless they had little girls aiding and abetting.
yes, those donuts are very fortifying. (even if my MD/Quack doesn’t agree, ha!)
“You sure this is coffee?”
LMAO!
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Too funny.
Mythical Lives Matter!
The animal control guy too. Even a world class triathlete would have trouble trying to corral that little guy.
Cute!
Or two drunks, might cause them to give up the sauce!
'Right. I'll let dispatch know we just saw a white unicorn go galloping by.'
[long pause]
'Right. I didn't see it either.'
Mister Ed gets the last word when it comes to horses (and unicorns) ;-)
Ponies can be a real PITA.I know this from personal experience.
Sounds like a job for STFU (Special Task Force Unicorn) and the MCB (Monster Control Bureau). Google it.
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