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NewsApril 16, 2017

PHILADELPHIA -- A horse that got loose and blocked traffic at a Philadelphia intersection was corralled by police using carrots. Police believe the horse got loose from the city's Fairmount Park stables. The horse was seen galloping through the streets of the city's Fishtown neighborhood before being captured by police Friday morning. Officers used carrots to attract and calm the horse so they could put it in a trailer...

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Police use carrots to corral loose horse

PHILADELPHIA -- A horse that got loose and blocked traffic at a Philadelphia intersection was corralled by police using carrots. Police believe the horse got loose from the city's Fairmount Park stables. The horse was seen galloping through the streets of the city's Fishtown neighborhood before being captured by police Friday morning. Officers used carrots to attract and calm the horse so they could put it in a trailer.

-- Associated Press

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