Cowboy icked for "riding under the influence."

[Taco-Calamitous]

Heard about this story while listening to the radio at work today, and thought it was awesome:

ARVADA, Colo. – A man in a cowboy hat who rode a horse through a Denver suburb has been cited for riding an animal under the influence. Police said Brian Drone was given a $25 traffic violation ticket in a strip mall parking lot Friday. Drone told KUSA-TV that he was out for a "joyride" in Arvada with his horse, Cricket.

Sgt. Jeff Monzingo says the citation was the first he'd seen in 15 years of working in law enforcement.

Police say deciding what to do with the horse was a "tricky call" because "you can tow a car" in typical drunk driving cases.

A stable owner eventually offered Drone and his horse a ride home.

A phone number listed for a Brian Drone in Arvada was disconnected.

The story turned into a discussion of getting ticketed for riding your bike, roller blades, or skate boards under the influence, and how ridiculous that is, you probably aren't going to kill anyone by hitting them with one of those (although you could cause an accident by riding out into traffic.) In any case, riding your bike and driving are two different things, and shouldn't have the same penalty, is what it boiled down to for them.

But yeah: I wonder what made him decide to ride into the middle of town on his horse in the first place. I wish I could've been there to see it, actually. Anyhoo...

Wuv, Yer Mom

[Unknown Entity]

Yee-Haa! Easy, cowboy.

J/k.

Horses are dangerous to be riding under the influence. All it takes is for the horse to get spooked and Mr Cowboy is sent flying down a ditch in the middle of... well, outside a town. Point is, no one might hear or see him for hours.

I don't really understand why people should get tickets for riding skateboards, roller-blades and bikes, but sometimes I think they are deserved. Most people here in London on bike ignore the traffic rules, and think they own the road. Going through red lights - come on, thats basic - you don't do that. They do, and then everyone has to be sad when you get the family laying flowers and those white bikes where they died.

Now the weather is nice, I've seen more skaters and roller-bladers out on the street. Just yesterday, I saw a skater go to do a flip trick off a pavement, and land on his arse, which was pretty funny, but that sure must of hurt... teach him to show off.