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Man spotted riding horse on Downtown Connector

By Rodney Thrash
March 18, 2015
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This isn't a sight you see everyday on the Downtown Connector.

A man and two horses were spotted going northbound, and police and a HERO unit guided him to the exit at University Avenue, Channel 2 Action News reported Wednesday afternoon. Police showed the man a better way to get downtown.

The horses were seen grazing in the median.

The man told Channel 2 that he is trying to get to Indiana by June.

(Credit: Channel 2 Action News)

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Rodney Thrash is the morning breaking news coach for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has been with the paper since November 2013.

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