Wyoming Man Cited for Drunken Horse Riding
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Citation alleges public intoxication by Cody man on a white horse
By RUFFIN PREVOST
Gazette Wyoming Bureau
CODY - A Cody man has been cited for public intoxication while riding his horse on a busy street during a weekend snowstorm.
Police received a call at 4 p.m. Sunday from a motorist who was concerned that Benjamin Daniels, 28, was creating a road hazard by riding his horse in conditions of poor visibility.
An officer stopped Daniels to explain that drivers were having difficulty spotting his slow-moving white horse as he was riding along Yellowstone Avenue near Wal-Mart, said Assistant Police Chief George Menig.
"Because of the wind, the blowing snow and the color of the horse, we were worried he was a danger to himself and motorists," Menig said. [
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