When a drunk German man, identified only as Wolfgang H, found no parking place for his horse, he used a bank's automatic teller machine for that purpose.

The horse's owner apparently drank a bit too the night before and decided to sleep it off inside the bank's heated foyer. Talking to the Bild newspaper, the 40-year-old machinist said he had "a few beers" with a friend in Wiesenburg, southwest of Berlin.

Since it was already dark and cold, he decided to hit the hay in the bank on his way home. But when he could not find any hitching-post, he brought the 6-year-old horse, named Sammy, in along with him.

The matter came into picture at 4:15 a.m. Monday when a shocked customer, who saw Sammy in the ATM and called the police. Though the owner was not charged with any offense, police say the area needed to be cleaned for horse dung on the carpet.