Brazilian police arrested a teenager who rode a horse into a busy Rio de Janeiro district with a toy gun, and forced a man to give up his cell phone. Police tell Reuters the 15-year-old confessed to having borrowed the horse from a neighbor and committing the crime after being promised $20 for a phone with a camera attached.

A thief on horseback brandished a toy gun and robbed a man of his cell phone in the middle of this busy resort town Friday. Brazilian police say they have arrested the teenager responsible for the theft.

A horse pulling one of Central Park's popular carriages to a stable became spooked in traffic Monday night and galloped down a busy street until it collided with a car. The seriously injured horse was euthanized, the carriage driver, Carmel Vargas, was hospitalized in critical condition.

A Maltese court has ruled that "nappies" can no longer be used to catch horse dung. In 2002, rules were issued requiring owners to place bags behind the horses to prevent excrement from hitting the streets, reports Reuters

"Some people may say it's goofy. I don't think it is," says, Konieczka, who paints his animals every bear and deer season to keep them safe.