Shocking moment dog attacks police horse before mounted officer is thrown from her saddle

This is the shocking moment when a dog attacked a police horse before a cop on horseback was thrown from her saddle.

An aggressive dog had run wild on Friday in Maroon Street, Limehouse, East London.

Footage captured by witnesses and posted on social media shows the devil chasing and attacking a police horse.

The dog was so aggressive that it startled the horse, knocking the female officer riding it out of her saddle.

Fortunately, the officer’s injuries were described as “minor” by police.

According to The Sun, the owner, believed to be a 12-year-old, was trying to run after the tanned Staffy mix when it attacked the horse.

After the dog was trampled by the horse, officers were able to tame and seize the dog.

The frightened horse with injuries to its legs tried to flee before officers could recover the animal.

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: ‘At around 4.50pm on Friday 18 August, two mounted officers were doing routine duties at Maroon Street, E14 when one of the police horses was bitten by a dog running from a nearby house.

“The rider of the horse, a police officer, had fallen out of his seat and sustained minor injuries. She did not require hospital treatment.

The police horse suffered leg injuries. It sped away from the scene, but was recovered a short distance away by officers without further incident.

The dog suffered a minor injury from being trampled by the horse.

“Both animals were assessed by a police vet and neither was seriously injured. The dog remains in police kennels.

A violation of ‘a dog getting dangerously out of control’ has been recorded. There has been no arrest at this stage.’