Detroit transit officials looking into 'unsafe' incident where 2 horses boarded public bus

Public Transportation Detroit transit officials looking into 'unsafe' incident where 2 horses boarded public bus Video shows two people leading the saddled horses onto the bus. Footage taken by Ellessia Drew shows two men leading a pair of horses onto a city bus before exiting through the rear doors. By Meredith Deliso Friday, November 13, 2026 7:33PM Share Follow ABC7 on Google Transit officials in Detroit said they are looking into a recent incident in which two horses were captured on video briefly boarding a public bus. The Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) said in a statement Tuesday that it is "aware of a recent incident where two horses were allowed to walk through a bus as it was pulled over at a bus stop." Video of the incident shows two people leading two saddled horses onto the bus while it was pulled over at the stop, then exiting from the rear doors several seconds later. "We are taking appropriate steps to address this incident as it is not consistent with DDOT policy and potentially creates an unsafe and uncomfortable ride for our passengers," DDOT said. The incident occurred Saturday along 7 Mile East near Strasburg Street. Ellessia Drew was driving down 7 Mile when she stopped to film the incident. "I was thinking, like, 'Oh my God, like what about the people on the bus? What if the horse used the bathroom on the bus? Like, what's going on?'" Drew told ABC Detroit affiliate WXYZ . The animals' owner, Jordan Williams, with the group Urban City Cowboys, told WXYZ that he has brought horses on Detroit buses before. EXCLUSIVE: Teen surfer helps save person after jump from Golden Gate Bridge Family of cruise murder victim describe her as devoted mother who had difficult upbringing Apple employee charged with murder after crashing into car at nearly 100 mph killing toddler "It's not my first rodeo," he told the station. He said he had been at an event giving children horseback rides on Saturday. When he saw the bus pull up, he said he asked the driver if he could take his "service animal" on board for a video, with the goal of highlighting Black cowboys in Detroit. "The point is just to bring light to the city that there are cowboys that look like us," Williams told WXYZ. According to Williams, there were two or three passengers on the bus at the time and nobody got hurt. "I hope DDOT looks at it as a joke like everyone else, and hopefully maybe come out to a rodeo," Williams told WXYZ. DDOT noted that only service animals are allowed on buses and "must be under control by the person with disabilities at all times, must not occupy a seat, and must either sit on the floor, or on the person's lap." Report a correction or typo Copyright © 2026 ABC News Internet Ventures. Related Topics PETS & ANIMALS MICHIGAN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION HORSES U.S. & WORLD ANIMALS 17-year-old arrested in fatal NYC subway shooting after dispute over smoking on train 90-year-old former professor recalls frightening subway attack: 'I flew out of the train' Dispute over smoking on train may have sparked fatal subway shooting, police say BART ridership hits post-pandemic highs but funding crisis remains Live Streams ON NOW EXCLUSIVE: Teen surfer helps save person after jump from Golden Gate Bridge Family of cruise murder victim describe her as devoted mother who had difficult upbringing Apple employee charged with murder after crashing into car at nearly 100 mph killing toddler Capitola Beach closed after 9 children sickened by E. coli outbreak: health officials Level 2 storm to bring rain, dangerous surf to Bay Area and more than a foot of snow to the Sierra