The family of a teenage boy injured by a Dallas police horse at the Texas State Fair is speaking out, days after he was hospitalized with a brain injury. Esther Macharia, the mother of the 19-year-old Ian Macharia who was injured when an out-of-control Dallas Police horse knocked him off his feet,

The iconic Big Tex statue is installed prior to the State Fair of Texas at Fair Park in Dallas on Sept. 22, 2023. The family of a teen who was injured by a spooked police horse near the statue on Oct. 8, 2024, say they are considering legal action against the fair and the Dallas Police Department. Chris Torres [email protected]

A Dallas Mounted Officer was patrolling in the Big Tex circle when the horse became startled, the State Fair said.

A Dallas mounted officer was bucked off a spooked horse at Fair Park, injuring another person nearby. Engadget

A fairgoer at the State Fair of Texas had to be taken to the hospital after a police horse was startled near Big Tex.

A Dallas police officer was bucked from his horse at the State Fair of Texas on Tuesday afternoon, injuring one patron in the process. About 3 p.m., an officer with the mounted unit was patrolling in Big Tex Circle when his horse was startled,

The Dallas Police Department said in a statement that a Dallas officer was riding a horse patrolling the State Fair. He was at the Big Tex Circle when his horse was startled. The officer was injured trying to calm the horse and was bucked off.