Detroit transit officials are investigating a video‑recorded incident in which two saddled horses were briefly allowed onto a Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) bus on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, along 7 Mile East near Strasburg Street.
The footage shows two people leading the horses onto the bus while it was stopped at the stop, then exiting through the rear doors a few seconds later. DDOT said in a statement that the episode “is not consistent with DDOT policy and potentially creates an unsafe and uncomfortable ride for our passengers,” and that the agency is taking “appropriate steps to address this incident.”
Eyewitness Ellessia Drew stopped her car to film the scene and told ABC‑affiliated WXYZ that she was “thinking, like, ‘Oh my God, what about the people on the bus? What if the horse used the bathroom on the bus? Like, what’s going on?’”
The horses’ owner, Jordan Williams of the group Urban City Cowboys, told the same station that he has previously brought horses onto Detroit buses. He said he was at a children’s horseback‑riding event that day and asked the driver if he could take his “service animal” on board for a video intended to highlight Black cowboys in the city. Williams added that there were only two or three passengers on the bus, no one was hurt, and he hopes DDOT treats the episode “as a joke like everyone else.”
DDOT reiterated that only service animals are permitted on its buses, and they must be under the control of a person with a disability at all times, must not occupy a seat, and must sit on the floor or the person’s lap. The department said the investigation remains ongoing.
<small>Source: Yahoo News — read the original story there.</small>
