A man gave a bizarre reason why he and three of his friends rode horses through a Louisiana Walmart store this week.

Mason Webb, one of the riders, spoke to a local news outlet and said the horse he steered past the cashiers on Tuesday is his ’emotional support animal.’

‘It was fun, we were famous. That’s all. We didn’t wanna hurt nobody…’ Webb told WBRZ about why he did it, after the video of him and his friends riding through the Walmart in Baker garnered more than 3 million views on TikTok.

‘We always ride to Baker, and we just wanted to do it that day,’ he added.

The group, who apparently call themselves the ‘cutthroat cowboys,’ is now on the Baker Police Department’s radar after the outlandish video got so much attention online.

Webb gave his comments to the local news station after he was arrested on Thursday, two days after the incident at Walmart. A juvenile was also arrested alongside him.

Both Webb and the juvenile face charges of disturbing the peace by violent and tumultuous manner and unlawful posting of criminal activity for notoriety and publicity.

The group was seen recording themselves on the horses as they rode through the big-box store, which is likely the reason for the second charge.

The four individuals were seen riding through the Walmart in Baker, Louisiana, while recording themselves. Two of them were later arrested by police

The four individuals were seen riding through the Walmart in Baker, Louisiana, while recording themselves. Two of them were later arrested by police

Mason Webb, one of the riders, gave a short interview to WBRZ after he was arrested and said his horse was his 'emotional support animal'

Mason Webb, one of the riders, gave a short interview to WBRZ after he was arrested and said his horse was his ’emotional support animal’

Another unidentified person was expected to be arrested on Friday morning, WBRZ reported.

Michael Frazier, who runs local horse-riding stable Frazier’s Homestead, told WAFB the makeshift cowboys were lucky no one was harmed.

‘The horses look like they handled the situation pretty good,’ Frazier said, who takes care of 50 horses on a daily basis. 

‘Horses don’t belong in a situation like that, you don’t know how they’re going to react,’ he added. ‘If they react bad, somebody’s going to get hurt.’

Frazier also said there was also a chance of the horse getting hurt if it got spooked while in the store.

It’s not clear if Webb, the man who was arrested on Thursday, genuinely considers his horse an emotional support animal.

His stunt is hardly the first instance of people seemingly claiming animals for emotional support.

Last December, shocking footage emerged showing a passenger walking onto a flight with a Great Dane, a dog that can be as tall as 35 inches and weigh 175 pounds.

The animal got his own seat and his head was seen peeking over the rows of the cramped, one-aisle plane.

The great dane who boarded a commercial flight last year was seen taking up an entire seat, with his head peeking over the rows

The great dane who boarded a commercial flight last year was seen taking up an entire seat, with his head peeking over the rows

In 2019, a miniature horse named 'Flirty' was allowed to board a flight from Chicago, Illinois, back to Omaha, Nebraska. The horse is seen next to her owner, Abrea Hensely

In 2019, a miniature horse named ‘Flirty’ was allowed to board a flight from Chicago, Illinois, back to Omaha, Nebraska. The horse is seen next to her owner, Abrea Hensely

In 2018, Brooklyn artist Ventiko tried to board a United Airlines flight leaving from Newark Liberty International Airport with her emotional support peacock named Dexter

In 2018, Brooklyn artist Ventiko tried to board a United Airlines flight leaving from Newark Liberty International Airport with her emotional support peacock named Dexter

In 2019, a miniature horse named ‘Flirty’ was allowed to board a flight from Chicago, Illinois, back to Omaha, Nebraska.

Abrea Hensely, the horse’s owner, told the DailyMail.com at the time that Flirty was a seven-year-old service animal who had become her constant companion.

‘She was so relaxed, once we got up in the air, and stood very quietly. You can see that she’s dozing, here,’ Hensley wrote on the horse’s Instagram page at the time.

The horse is still alive and active on Instagram, where it has more than 20,000 followers.

In 2018, a Brooklyn artist tried to board a United Airlines flight leaving from Newark Liberty International Airport with her emotional support peacock named Dexter.

Bushwick-based photographer and performance artist Ventiko said she offered to pay for a second seat to accommodate Dexter, but stressed that she had a right to bring him on board as her emotional support animal.

United Airlines did not let her board the flight headed to Los Angeles with the peacock.

Following these incidents, the Department of Transportation made new rules cracking down on emotional support animals. 

They are no longer automatically considered to be a service animal, and if someone wants to bring their pet, they need to pay a pet fee.



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