A mounted Hamilton police officer rode his horse through a crowd at a McMaster University homecoming party in the city's Westdale area Saturday afternoon, knocking one woman to the ground and walking over her. "My understanding is she was bumped by the horse, paramedics were called, she was checked over and did not require medical attention," she said. Penman said the mounted unit was in the area doing crowd control as a "few thousand students [had gathered] in the Westdale area during homecoming celebrations." "Everybody was given direction to clear the road... and, unfortunately, the girl didn't clear the road in time, and she came in contact with the horse," Penman said. She also said there are "conflicting reports" on whether or not the woman is a McMaster student, but said she is "of university age."

Source: CBC News September 15, 2018 23:28 UTC