You often get a wonderfully varied group of people thrown together on a London bus, but it’s not often you’ll be joined by a fellow passenger you’d be happy to ride (in public, at least). Earlier this week, a police horse was spotted stepping onto a double-decker bus in Islington.
Horse entering bus in Islington this morning @TfL pic.twitter.com/f84WkelOh9
— Simon Crowcroft (@SimonCrowcroft) January 3, 2017
Simon Crowcroft, whose Twitter account has since received a flurry of attention, snapped up these wonderful pictures of the horse making its way onto the bus.
Here’s another shot of #policehorse Invictor from this morning @metpoliceuk @islingtongztte @standardnews pic.twitter.com/DkzSyCggoP
— Simon Crowcroft (@SimonCrowcroft) January 3, 2017
As much as we love the idea of a police horse using a red bus to get from A to B, (and wondered if they too, were verified Oyster card owners), the Met Police quickly explained the reason why the horse, named Invictor, was hoof-ing his way on board.
#PoliceHorse Invictor showing he’s a team player steps in to help PC Dan Smith with a person collapsed on a bus in @MPSIslington ??? https://t.co/2QFkV8Yz3t
— MetTaskforce (@MetTaskforce) January 3, 2017
This instance does, however, bring up a couple of issues regarding horses and travel. For one, it seems that there are some transportation services across the UK that reject those with four hooves…
@SimonCrowcroft@northumbriana@TfL Not like the trains where horses aren’t welcome! https://t.co/Pu8UVfzHaE
— Simon (@uncriticalsimon) January 4, 2017
Come to London, little horse, where everyone is welcome (with a valid Oyster card).
Feature image credit: Simon Crowcroft