VIDEO: Florida deputy pleads with runaway horse to stop

HUDSON, FL. (WPVI) -- A couple of sheriff deputies successfully captured a horse they saw running down a major road in Hudson, Florida.

Video released by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office shows a deputy pleading with the horse to stop as it gallops down the road next to his vehicle around 8 a.m. on Wednesday.

The deputies were able to direct the horse away from US 19, a major road in the city, and into a residential area.

Eventually, the deputies were able to stop the horse, who was later returned to its owners uninjured.

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