The city of New Orleans is known as one of the hottest places in the world for jazz music and all kinds of other music. If you’ve ever been there, the streets are filled with music in the quarter nearly 24-hours a day. It is the home of Mardi Gras after all. You wouldn’t expect any less. It’s not just people that get into the action though, you’ll be surprised as who partakes in the festivities in this video.

A typical night or day in New Orleans can include music, dancing, and lots of good old fashioned fun. You’re likely to go home with your neck covered in beads and exhausted from the dancing and fun. Once in a while though, the parties can get a little carried away and that’s when officers and their horses get involved.

Many of the cops in New Orleans patrol on horse back because the streets can get so crowded with people it’s hard for a car to get up and down the narrow roads. Because these officers and their horse partners spend so much time together, they form a very strong bond when working together.

This particular night though, the horse, known as Ace, and Officer Jones weren’t on Bourbon Street to break up the party. Little did Officer Jones know that Ace was about to get footloose and fancy free. Ace would join in on the festivities and show everyone else that even a horse can have amazing dance moves.

While on patrol, Ace stops in the middle of the street while the jazz band TBC Brass Band was performing. A crowd had gathered around the band and was dancing in the street. Ace appeared to stop to watch the party, but it wasn’t long before he decided to join in.

Ace side stepped and shook his behind to the beat. He even bowed when his performance was over. The crowd was in awe of the prancing power of the horse and his beloved Officer Jones. While the officer and his horse work hard day in and day out, it’s nice to see them relax and participate in the fun every now and then too.