HALIFAX -- A Halifax police horse threw its rider to the ground and galloped off during Remembrance Day ceremonies Sunday, injuring the police officer and a nearby civilian.
Police say the horse, Val, was assisting with the ceremony near the Naval Memorial at Point Pleasant Park on the city's southern waterfront when something went awry.
They say the officer riding it was thrown and "the horse continued on his own."
The officer and a member of the public who got caught in the horse's gear were both treated "as a precautionary measure" in hospital.
Police say both suffered injuries that were described as non life-threatening and are doing well.
The horse was caught a short distance away, and police are looking into what happened.
