An Action News viewer Angelo Palmer shot video as he drove alongside the horse running free on I-95 northbound.
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Driver sees horse running down I-95 in Philadelphia near Girard Avenue exit | VIDEO
Luckily, it happened before the morning traffic rush so not many vehicles were on the roadway.
Police said it does not appear to have escaped a horse trailer. They think it ran away from one of the city's urban riding clubs.
The horse has since been caught and is safe. Police corralled the animal in the Port Richmond section of the city after the horse somehow made it off the highway without incident.
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He was eventually wrangled off the highway in Port Richmond. Rescuers gave it water as they waited for the owner to come pick it up.
Once the horse was safe and secure, the jokes began rolling in.
Around 6:40 a.m., two men came with a trailer to transport the horse. One of the men was wearing a sweatshirt from a local horse riding club called Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club. They said they had just bought the horse.
When asked how the horse escaped, one of the men said, "somebody let him out."
The animal has since been taken back to a safe location.
The man also said the horse is expected to be okay.