A dog owner is to be hauled before a judge after the animal attacked a police horse.
Quixote, the four-year-old police horse, was chased by the barking dog during a training exercise in Greenwich Park yesterday morning.
The animal then leapt up Quixote, biting it on the upper front leg and leaving two puncture wounds requiring treatment by a vet.
Only an intervention from a passer-by who dragged the dog away from the horse stopped the attack, allowing it to be taken back to stables at Lewisham police station to be treated. Police said the horse is now "doing well".
The dog, a French bull terrier crossed with a Staffie, also required treatment from a vet for injuries sustained while trying to stop the attack.
A 26-year-old woman, who owns the dog, is to receive a court summons for allowing her dog to be dangerously out of control in a public place and criminal damage to police property.
PC Katherine Smith said: "Although the vast majority of dog owners do behave responsibly, there is a small minority who still fail to control their dogs.
"All dogs, especially certain breeds, need to be properly managed so they do not become aggressive and it is the responsibility of owners to keep their dogs under control."
