Commuters
in Berlin got the fright of their lives last week when a woman boarded a subway
train with her Shetland pony.
Footage
of the unidentified blonde woman leading the pony onto Berlin’s S-Bahn subway
and enjoying a ride together has been uploaded onto YouTube, where one clip has
been watched almost a quarter of a million times.
Jarkko
Riihimaki, one of the passengers who witness the bizarre event, is quoted by
the Daily Mail as saying: ‘This was supposed to be a normal trip home with the
S-Bahn.
‘After
one stop, a girl – pretty conventional looking – comes in with a pony. Yes,
with a pony!
‘I
don’t know what to say about the whole thing.’
The
video on YouTube shows the well-behaved pony calmly standing in the carriage as
its owner sits in silence.
Passengers
on the carriage are shown looking bemused at the animal, while some try to
capture the unique commute on their mobile phones.
While
internet users have reacted with joy at the clip, S-Bahn spokesman Burkhard
Ahlert was less than impressed.
‘One
may smile but according to our transport regulations, this is clearly not
allowed,’ he said.
‘This
clearly violates our conditions of carriage.
‘A
horse can be dangerous. What if it escapes? The S-Bahn is no place for such
animals.
‘We
have informed the police already.’
It
is though the pony may belong to a local circus group that collects charitable
donations.
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