AN amorous pony causing havoc on a busy road was brought under control by a woman using her bra.

The small Appaloosa pony was running up and down the road between Bishop Auckland and Newfield, in County Durham, its attention focused on a bay mare more than twice his size, who was in a roadside field.

When Debbie Rolfe, of Willington, in County Durham, and her family saw the 4ft pony, they tried to catch it because it was a danger to road users.

But catching the frisky animal was easier said than done - until Debbie had the idea of using her bra to reel it in.

Debbie's mother, Fiona, also a pony owner, said: "The bra is in a right state now, but it did actually prove successful."

"We spotted the pony, so my husband stopped the car and we alerted other road users, but we didn't have anything to catch it with.

"My daughter said, 'do you want to use my bra?', so we used that.

"It meant we could stop it running up and down the road - he was obviously very excited."

The pony's owner was contacted and shepherded the rodeo Romeo home, though not before Mrs Rolfe had admonished him for allowing the stallion to run among the other ponies.

Debbie, 17, said that the cups of her Asda bra had been put over the pony's eyes and the straps used to restrain it.

"We needed something to tie it up with and keep it under control, and the only thing we had was my bra.

"We looked in the boot of the car for some rope but we didn't have any.

"I was only joking when I said it, but my mum took it up, so we used the bra. The cups were like blinkers, which you use for horses, so it worked well."