Sacre Bleu! Runaway horse stuns Paris
A military horse guarding the French president's palace in Paris stunned tourists when it threw off it's rider and galloped around the city.
Garibaldi - part of France's Republican Guard - charged through busy Parisian streets and along the River Seine dodging cars and pedestrians on it's 15 minute 3 mile run.
Police were eventually able to bring the animal under control and is now being treated for minor cuts and bruises picked up on the gallop.
It is not known what spooked the horse ... but it could have been tourists talking about where they can eat horse meat.
Throwing off the guardsman riding him the 15-year-old chestnut horse started heading towards the stables where he is kept.
After crossing Place de la Concorde - one of the busiest squares in Europe - the horse ran towards the Louvre museum falling over as it narrowly missed an oncoming lorry.
Police were only able to stop the animal when a policewoman leaned out of the window of a speeding car and grabbed the reins.
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