{"id":20296,"date":"2026-08-26T18:27:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T18:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/26\/man-fined-e700-for-riding-horse-while-drunk-in-andros\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T18:27:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T18:27:22","slug":"man-fined-e700-for-riding-horse-while-drunk-in-andros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/26\/man-fined-e700-for-riding-horse-while-drunk-in-andros\/","title":{"rendered":"Man fined \u20ac700 for riding horse while drunk in Andros"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"h-a-man-in-andros-was-handed-a-700-fine-and-had-nine-points-deducted-from-his-car-driving-licence-after-police-found-him-riding-his-horse-under-the-influence-of-alcohol\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">A man in Andros was handed a \u20ac700 fine and had nine points deducted from his car driving licence after police found him riding his horse under the influence of alcohol.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident began when a couple reported possible animal abuse. Officers took the man to the local police station, where he spent the night and was subjected to a breathalyser test.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the rider, the fine and licence points followed the positive alcohol test. Greek traffic regulations state that animals may only be led or ridden on public roads by people who are fully capable of controlling them at all times.<\/p>\n<div class=\"greek-2domain-0426 greek-2entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center\" id=\"greek-22648662421\">\n<div class=\"greek-2adlabel\">Advertising1<\/div>\n<p>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<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The man admitted the situation \u201cmight have been a bit dangerous\u201d but insisted he kept the horse close to him to avoid any risk of it striking someone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"greek-2after-post greek-2entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center\" id=\"greek-22434106571\">\n<div class=\"greek-2adlabel\">Advertising1<\/div>\n<p>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<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The post Man fined \u20ac700 for riding horse while drunk in Andros appeared first on Greek City Times.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/greekcitytimes.com\/2026\/08\/27\/andros-man-fined-horse-drunk-riding\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man in Andros was handed a \u20ac700 fine and had nine points deducted from his car driving licence after police found him riding his horse under the influence of alcohol. The incident began when a couple reported possible animal abuse. 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