Horses escape stables, run free in Burbank neighborhood before they're corralled

Horses escape stables, run free in Burbank neighborhood before they’re corralled

Pass the Award Dave, a potential horse to be matched with a Special Olympics rider, pokes his head out of a stable at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in this file photo from Monday, July 27, 2015.

Feb. 29, 2016 5:50 PM PT

Two horses escaped from their stables Sunday evening and spent 15 minutes running through a Burbank neighborhood near the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, police said.

Around 6:15 p.m., a witness called police after seeing the two horses running near Mariposa Street and Riverside Drive, said Burbank Police Lt. Scott Meadows.

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Several officers and fire officials tried to corral the horses before reaching someone at the equestrian center who was able to get a hold of them.

No one was injured.

“They were running all over the place,” Meadows said. “Thankfully nobody hit them.”

Alene Tchekmedyian, [email protected]

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Alene Tchekmedyian

Alene Tchekmedyian is an investigative reporter at the Los Angeles Times. She previously covered the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, focusing on accountability stories and writing about failures by officials to comply with transparency laws. Before joining The Times in 2016, she reported on crime and policing for the Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader.