NYC: If You Wanna Ride, Ride a White Horse
I was dogsitting in Chelsea over the rainy weekend, and yesterday after the drenching downpours had ended, the bf and I took a walk down Eighth Avenue where one of New York's Finest was creating quite a commotion with the horse he rode in on.
He first pulled up on the corner where gay bar/restaurant Nisos is located, and immediately began drawing a crowd.
Normally, a mounted police officer doesn't really turn heads, but his horse was extraordinarily tall and the officer seemed to be having a grand Lady Godiva moment, without the breasts and nakedness of course.
He made a swing by the gay boys sipping cocktails at Nisos and headed up the block to park for a bit.
There he dismounted and immediately began drawing a larger crowd.
This bulldog had never seen another bulldog so large!
But the horse didn't seem to flinch.
It just wanted more carrots...
When it was finished with the veggies, it started in on the parking meter.
Soon they were off to serve, protect, and possibly saddle up at Rawhide up the street.
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Posted Apr. 24,2006 at 1:25 PM EST by Andy Towle in New York, Photography, towleroad | Permalink
That's a very cool story. Sometimes the good guys really do ride in on white horses.
Posted by: MT | Apr 24, 2006 1:32:06 PM
I was leaving Banana Republic 3 blocks north when I saw this magnificent animal. Dang, I missed another Andy Towle sighting???!!!!!!
Posted by: gabe | Apr 24, 2006 1:40:03 PM
I miss the city. We got nothing like that here in the country.
Posted by: Rad | Apr 24, 2006 1:48:21 PM
Per the NYTs this past week that is the only white horse on the NYPD mounted force.
Posted by: scott | Apr 24, 2006 1:49:43 PM
I love the photo of the curious bulldog checking out the aloof stallion up-close ;)
Fun photo essay!
Posted by: Dan | Apr 24, 2006 1:52:19 PM
This made my day! Thanks!
Posted by: eric a | Apr 24, 2006 2:33:27 PM
I'm with Eric A...you've brightened an otherwise dismal day. Thank you!
Posted by: JT | Apr 24, 2006 2:38:28 PM
I LOVE the bulldog pic. You have to do my 12 of 12 project next month!
Posted by: Chad | Apr 24, 2006 2:43:16 PM
That's the tallest freaking horse I've ever seen.
Posted by: Brian | Apr 24, 2006 2:45:02 PM
He was hoping da boy'z would pet his pony *snickers*
Posted by: Damien Tilden | Apr 24, 2006 2:57:57 PM
Who's the dude in orange Andy? Kinda looks like Bard Gooch but I remember him to be shorter and older.
Posted by: sean | Apr 24, 2006 2:58:08 PM
Am I the only one who is completely terrified by horses in this city?
Posted by: Kirk | Apr 24, 2006 3:03:42 PM
This is SO a case of a straight dude wanting to turn on gay boys by what he's got between his legs.
Posted by: Jacko | Apr 24, 2006 3:42:58 PM
I so agree Jacko. He would've gotten almost the same reaction anywhere in Manhattan but a cop on a huge white horse on 8th Avenue? The metaphors are just too plentiful to mention!
Posted by: gabe | Apr 24, 2006 4:00:36 PM
The horse is beautiful and the cop seems OK too. Kudos to this policeman not afraid of gay guys. Only in NYC of course.
Posted by: Oscar | Apr 24, 2006 6:54:48 PM
when it comes to picking up gay boys, that horse is a pro: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rins/82526434/in/photostream/
Posted by: ParenthetiGal | Apr 24, 2006 7:40:09 PM
someone clearly loves the attention and not just the horse! great story and pics..so very new york! man i wish i lived in NYC...
Posted by: marius | Apr 25, 2006 3:05:33 AM
I have seen that very horse-and-cop combo on Eighth Avenue. I tried to get a phone-photo of them from across the street, in the dark. Yours are so much better. Rather poetic!
Posted by: Sarah L Fisch | Apr 25, 2006 7:35:13 AM
that's not a New York City Police uniform, you sure its not just a member of the Chelsea People?
Posted by: p | Apr 25, 2006 8:27:00 AM
This is my favorite article you've done in ages. It's super funny :-) Did orange shirt (is that Marty?) follow him around too. He's in every picture.
Posted by: Juan Penalosa | Apr 25, 2006 9:24:36 AM
Hey that cop totally looks like Officer Tackleberry from Police Academy. Also, shame on all you guys assuming that he's straight just cuz he's a cop.
Posted by: cc | Apr 25, 2006 11:45:28 AM
pic of officer tackleberry
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0333701/
Posted by: cc | Apr 25, 2006 11:48:25 AM
The guy in orange is Marty! Hi Marty - greetings from Singapore!
Posted by: Alan Seah | Apr 28, 2006 1:51:55 AM
That cop and horse combo do wonders for the chelsea community. The cop is great with public relations and is always willing to assist when necessary and takes as much time as families with children and adults need to explore and pet the horse. He regularly surveys the businesses as to crime conditions and is very postive towards the gay community. He is a blessing from the NYPD
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