# Spanking the horse: Not an idiom, still a crime **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 13, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanking-the-horse-not-an-idiom-still-a-crime/712577 "2015-02-13T15:02:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanking-the-horse-not-an-idiom-still-a-crime/712577/1 "2015-02-13T15:02:03Z")
Victor Flores was arrested this week for spanking a horse. No need to go to Urban Dictionary to look up what act spanking the horse is slang for. Flores literally did spank a horse. This was a horse being ridden by a New York City police officer in Times Square and Flores decided to walk up and slap the horse on the ass. Alcohol, needless to say, was involved. And cocaine. The cocaine being inside Flores’ pocket and the alcohol being inside Flores. > **[‘Drunk’ man arrested for slapping NYPD horse](https://nypost.com/2015/02/12/drunk-man-arrested-for-slapping-nypd-horse/)** > > What a horse’s ass! A drunk man allegedly slapped a police steed on the rump in Times Square — nearly causing the horse to toss its cop rider, police sources said Wednesday. Victor Flores, 32, of T… ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanking-the-horse-not-an-idiom-still-a-crime/712577/2 "2015-02-13T15:24:32Z")
Spank a horse in public - get arrested. Spank your monkey in public - get arrested. Is there any animal you can spank in public & not get arrested? ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanking-the-horse-not-an-idiom-still-a-crime/712577/3 "2015-02-13T15:37:03Z")
Not only that, you shouldn’t throw a cream pie at a horse’s butt, either > **[The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)](https://mutantreviewersmovies.com/2013/05/22/the-kentucky-fried-movie/)** > > “This is Buttkiss, Klahn’s bodyguard — he is tough and ruthless. This is Kwong, Klahn’s chauffeur — he is rough and toothless. ” The Scoop: 1997 R, directed by J… ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanking-the-horse-not-an-idiom-still-a-crime/712577/4 "2015-02-13T15:51:25Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Spank a horse in public - get arrested. > Spank your monkey in public - get arrested. > Is there any animal you can spank in public & not get arrested? Polar bear? There won’t be enough left of you to arrest. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2015, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanking-the-horse-not-an-idiom-still-a-crime/712577/5 "2015-02-13T17:34:48Z")
Considering that a horse kicks upwards, count yourself lucky if you only get arrested! ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanking-the-horse-not-an-idiom-still-a-crime/712577/6 "2015-02-14T01:30:28Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > Polar bear? There won’t be enough left of you to arrest. Better bring a whole lotta cuffs, especially if there are [600 polars](http://valentineplunge.com/)! ---
**Author:** ![Flywheel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Flywheel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flywheel)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanking-the-horse-not-an-idiom-still-a-crime/712577/7 "2015-02-14T01:33:06Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > [‘Drunk’ man arrested for slapping NYPD horse](http://nypost.com/2015/02/12/drunk-man-arrested-for-slapping-nypd-horse/) Boy, that lede just writes itself…