COLONIE — It took about a dozen police officers and animal handlers to wrangle a pair of horses that escaped a barn early Monday morning at Faddegon’s Nursery.
Bonnie and Logan, a mother-and-colt duo, were first spotted nibbling on grass at around 5:20 a.m. near Route 7 in Latham, according to police.
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Colonie police arrived and the horses bolted, leading officers on a wild chase across roads and through office parking lots, eventually ending in the golf course at Shaker Ridge Country Club.
In a Facebook post, police advised drivers to watch out for the steeds in the area of Albany Shaker Road, British American Boulevard, Airport Park Boulevard and Cornell Road.
“We made an effort to stop traffic when they got close to Albany Shaker Road and tried to keep them corralled off the main roadways — which I think we did a real good job,” Colonie Police Sgt. Joe Fitzsimmons said. “Most of the work was done on the golf course and in the back of British American Boulevard, where it’s all large parking lots and office buildings and stuff.”
The officers, with assistance from nursery staff and animal control, tried cajoling the horses and luring them with treats, but the pair wouldn’t bite, according to Fitzsimmons.
“We were trying to get in a big circle but they would just run right by us,” he said.
Police decided to let the horses tire themselves out on the golf course, Fitzsimmons said.
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