The Tuscaloosa Police Department wasn’t horsing around after a pony got loose and trotted around the city Monday night, tossing the book at the animal and “charging” it with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct after corralling it following a two-hour ordeal.

Officers received a call around 10 p.m. Monday about a small pony hanging out in the city’s Alberta section.

“He was extremely unwilling to go with the officers at first, and not at all interested in the pizza crusts or peppermints they offered,” the department said in a Facebook post Tuesday night.

Police are trying to find the pony’s owner, which the department named Ginuwine.

Three officers “engaged in a low-speed foot pursuit” with Ginuwine, who trotted through driveways and backyards for two hours.

“He eventually allowed himself to be caught, and was happy to get pets and pose for selfies,” the department said.

Police released this “mugshot” of Ginuwine, indicating that the pony was “charged” with third-degree criminal trespassing and resisting arrest:

Despite his bond being set at $800, Ginuwine won’t have to pony up the cash for his release.

“He’s in a safe place now, and we’ve arranged a permanent home in case we don’t find his owners,” the department said.

Anyone with information on where Ginuwine may have escaped from was asked to call Investigator Hopeman with Tuscaloosa police at 205-248-4780.