Football fan punches horse amid derby disorder bbc.com
Social media footage shows scuffles between fans and police at the Portsmouth v Southampton derby.
Police said five men were arrested, with one, aged 42, being held in police custody on suspicion of animal cruelty.
Social media footage appears to show a series of scuffles between fans and police before and after the match.
One video shows a man striking the horse before being chased down the street by its mounted officer.
Other officers, who were then alerted, grabbed the suspect as he tried to escape, striking him with their batons before detaining him.
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