A roaming horse disrupted play between Celtic and Wairau Valley in a second grade Twenty20 cricket match yesterday at Horton Park, Blenheim.
Resident Suzie Harris, who lives near the park, phoned police about the horse roaming free about 5.30pm.
She was concerned the horse would bolt onto Redwood St and cause an accident, she said.
Sergeant Bill Talbot, of Blenheim, confirmed police had taken Blenheim man Richard Hayden to the police station for detoxification. The horse reportedly belongs to Hayden.
Animal control were dealing with the horse, Mr Talbot said.
Police had received about a dozen phone calls about the roaming horse.
An onlooker told The Marlborough Express the horse was chasing a small white, brown spotted dog across the field.
Play was stopped for about five minutes, until police could stop the shirtless Hayden and his horse.
A woman who was on her way to feed her own horses, managed to bring the horse to a standstill, luring it with a bucket of feed and a bag of hay.
Police and animal control rangers were able to secure the horse and play resumed.
It is unlikely charges will be laid at this stage, Mr Talbot said.
- The Marlborough Express SAM MORTON AND SIMON WONG
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