Especially in the performance horse world, many horse owners have occasionally placed the blame on their horse–deservedly so or not–for an inadvertent mishap that maybe caused a few lost points, or possibly even a blue ribbon. But I’m pretty certain that not many horse owners would blame their horse for running a red light.

Here’s the story, according to The Mirror: Over the weekend, a gypsy in South Yorks, England, was stopped by police after the carriage he was driving turned the wrong way down a one-way street before running a red light. When asked why the rig disregarded the red light, the driver, John Mulvenna, told police it was because his horse, Fred, was colorblind and, presumably didn’t realize the light was red and not green.

Traffic Light

Has your horse ever run a red light? Didn’t think so

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