If ever you think that California has become completely emasculated and divorced from its Wild West roots, just remember, stuff like this still happens there:

A man has been arrested for driving under the influence while riding his horse with an open container of alcohol, police said.

Officer Brackett of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) in Merced, California - approximately 115 miles east of San Jose - was on duty when he noticed "a horseback rider carrying an open container of alcohol," said CHP Merced in a post on social media.

Dashcam footage captured the drunk rider:

Well, fair's fair: An open container is an open container, and a horse is a form of locomotion. This dude was, after a fashion, drunk driving. His arrest was just.

Meanwhile, can we just take a moment to appreciate the sheer happiness of Officer Brackett here? Our man is pretty much overjoyed to be chilling with this horse while on the beat.

It was a night to remember! And best of all, the patrolman has a dad joke he'll be able to tell for the rest of his life.

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