Sooner Fan Severely Injured By Dallas Police Horse
Horse Used To Aid Crowd Control In West End

POSTED: 10:39 a.m. CDT October 10, 2005
UPDATED: 11:20 a.m. CDT October 10, 2005


Story by nbc5i.com

DALLAS -- Several Oklahoma Sooner fans are recovering from injuries sustained by a police horse on Saturday night.

While Dallas mounted police broke up a fight in the West End, one of the horses fell onto the crowd, injuring four people.

A representative for the Dallas Police Department told NBC 5 that officers did what was necessary to break up the crowd but one victim's family and friends aren't so sure.

C.J. Templeton said when officers arrived, there was no where to go and that they were surrounded by throngs of people and the police horses.

"There just wasn't anywhere to go ... you were just stuck," said Templeton.

Officials aren't sure what caused the horse to topple over, but Templeton recalled the horse's frantic movements.

"It was almost like his front feet, he was picking them up to gallop, but he wasn't moving," said Templeton.

Several people were hit by the horse, and four were sent to Baylor Medical Center in Dallas for treatment.

Templeton sprained her ankle in the incident, but said her friend Tammy Dawson, 30, was in worse shape.

She has "three broken ribs, a collapsed lung and a cracked sternum," said Dawson's boyfriend Quannah Underwood. "I definitely think it could have been handled better."

Dawson's mother, Karen Embry, drove to Dallas from Norman, Okla., after hearing of the accident and hoped to not only aid her daughter, but find out why the accident happened.

"I still don't understand how it happened," said Embry. "I want some answers."

Mrs. Embry told NBC 5 that she has repeatedly tried to talk to a supervisor with the Dallas police to get a copy of the police report, but said they won't talk to her and keep hanging up on her.

Despite the department's statement on the accident, victims think the situation could have been handled in a better way.

"I think it was extremely unnecessary," said Templeton

A DPD spokesperson told NBC 5 it was critical to get officers into the area when the fight broke out.

Dawson is currently listed in good condition.

dont riot

Darwin = 4

Rioters = 0

She has "three broken ribs, a collapsed lung and a cracked sternum."

I've been there. Broke a fourth rib rolling over in bed a week later.

When using horses in a crowd control situation I'm surprised it doesn't happen more often.

poor horsey, make them into horsey sauce

Quoted: Darwin = 4 Rioters = 0

Exactly

Quoted: dont riot

+1

Why, oh why did this have to be at a damn sporting event and not at an anti-war protest.

I would just like to see one fucking hippie get their damn skull cracked open by a flailing baton.

Don't riot in my fucking state then.

Quoted: Don't riot in my fucking state then.

poor poor horsey!

A paniced horse can hurt you in a freakin' hurry. Get some people that don't understand a horse around them and they will do stupid shit.
I broke horses when I was in high school. They are nothing to fuc around with.

Quoted: Why, oh why did this have to be at a damn sporting event and not at an anti-war protest. I would just like to see one fucking hippie get their damn skull cracked open by a flailing baton hoof.

I'm all out of give a fuck on this one.

Quoted: A paniced horse can hurt you in a freakin' hurry. Get some people that don't understand a horse around them and they will do stupid shit. I broke horses when I was in high school. They are nothing to fuc around with.

I had a horse give me a trip to the emergency room and a personal look at the artery pulsing in my calf.  That was interesting.  

Riot my butt, it's a giant after-game party. BTW, lots of OU fans have experienced poor treatment from some Texas LEOs.

They should get the Vet bill just for being morons

I feel bad for the horse and the cops involved.

- BG

Quoted: Riot my butt, it's a giant after-game party. BTW, lots of OU fans Texas LEOs have experienced poor treatment from some Texas LEOs OU fans.

Damn that George Bush.

Quoted: Riot my butt, it's a giant after-game party. BTW, lots of OU fans have experienced poor treatment from some Texas LEOs.

Dont act like fuckin pricks when you're in my city, and your ass wont get hurt.

Ugh, falling off a horse hurts enough, I can't imagine having one land on me.

Thats a damned brave horse.  It probably thought some of the OU fags fans were Suicide Boomer Sooners.  Probably laid down on the possible SBS to contain the blast.  I'll reccomend this horsey for the TSA leadership.