A local city Mayor narrowly escaped injuries this past weekend as the result of a
quick-thinking township officer who was on the scene. We were informed that the Mayor was
attempting to mount a horse - a small golden palomino - even though he had
never ridden a horse before.
Bystanders at the scene confirmed that as the mayor was positioning himself in the saddle, the small palomino unexpectedly bolted and took off in a full gallop. Startled by the horse's unexpected actions the Mayor lost control of the reins and began to slide out of the saddle. To stop his sliding, the mayor attempted to grab the horse’s mane but no matter how hard he pulled the Mayor could not stop his downward decent.
Frantic that he would fall under
the horse’s galloping hoofs, the Mayor threw his arms around the horse’s neck
and held on tight but even then he continued to slide out of the saddle. The horse
meanwhile was totally oblivious to the mayor’s plight and continued to gallop at
full speed.
Realizing it was just a matter of time before he would fall off the horse and land under the horses legs, the Mayor decided to leap from the horse and throw himself to safety. Unfortunately, his foot got entangled in one of the stirrups making it impossible to jump from the horse.
Realizing it was just a matter of time before he would fall off the horse and land under the horses legs, the Mayor decided to leap from the horse and throw himself to safety. Unfortunately, his foot got entangled in one of the stirrups making it impossible to jump from the horse.
Just moments before falling completely off the horse, a local
township officer from a nearby community who was entering Wal-Mart at that time
saw the Mayor’s plight and quickly ran over to his aid. She unplugged the cord
and assisted the Mayor in getting down from the horse. She then checked him for
any injuries. Though the Mayor was considerably shaken up by this horseback
riding ordeal, he appeared unhurt - so the township officer left and entered
Wal-Mart to continue on with her shopping.
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