10 police arrest man riding a horse drunk

It took 10 Australian police officers and four cars to pull over a man riding home after a night on the town. News Ltd has reported the conviction of the man, 22, in Mount Isa District Court, where he was fined $A900.

Curiously, the maximum fine for riding a horse while intoxicated is higher than that for driving a car in a similar state.

The Aussie battler who copped the fine had a few words for the media, rueing the fact that he thought he was doing the right thing in taking his horse, and not a car. He added: “What damage can you do on a horse? Nothing really, just fall off, same as a pushbike, same as you can do walking.