The nag had escaped from a paddock and dashed off down a busy main road and into the town of Meppen in Emsland in the province of Lower Saxony.
A police spokesman said: "The horse was galloping at full speed for several kilometers before it could be stopped and caught – and led back home.
"The picture was taken by a camera set to take pictures of speeding motorists and people going over the red light – and it was actually a car driver that triggered the picture and the horse ended up being snapped in the same picture.
"The driver has asked if he could avoid paying the fine – he claimed he was trying to get out of the way of a runaway horse. At least we know that part is true."
The horse was returned to its paddock without incident and a broken fence repaired to prevent a repeat.
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