LONDON -- Horses are unfairly expected to gallop and trot around everywhere just because they have four legs and a reputation for speed, but what if every now and then they just fancy taking a break?
Well, that was clearly the intention of the horse seen casually riding the Luas light rail tram system in Dublin, Ireland, on Thursday, much to the confusion of its fellow passengers.
Is this really happening on @Luas today? #LuasHorse @DublinHour @DublinFashion PLEASE bring back the #GlamTram #dff pic.twitter.com/DvGAfbN0kv— Clare WithTheHair ™ (@ClareWithTheHai) September 17, 2015
A #horse on the @Luas #RedLine ??!!! pic.twitter.com/ToLMpyZFon— Peter Shelley (@pete_shelley) September 17, 2015
I wasn't one bit surprised to hear that the Horse's favourite @Luas stop was The Gallops... #Luas pic.twitter.com/YOq9VzNvq0— Barry Finnegan (@_Barry_F) September 18, 2015
Someone brought a horse on the Luas today http://t.co/mrjjPV89BE (pic: Una Mc Crystal) pic.twitter.com/qqrrjE5Pe4— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) September 17, 2015
The driver eventually spotted the horse and asked the owner to take it elsewhere, according to Irish news site The Journal.
"They literally had to take two fellas to push it back off," one witness called Una told The Journal. She said the horse didn't seem to be at all distressed by the situation.
People were quick to share their amusement over the whole episode on Twitter.
@thejournal_ie @RoisinNestor he clearly doesn't like public transport. I can tell by his long face — Garreth Cullen (@GarrethCullen) September 17, 2015
@thejournal_ie @cooper_m they do it in style in Kerry pic.twitter.com/LRX4l621iW— Majella McGrath (@MajellaMcGrath) September 17, 2015
@thejournal_ie They wouldnt let me on with a bike ffs— Sean O'Brien (@sean92ob) September 17, 2015