A runaway pony led police on a two-hour chase after they failed to bribe him with pizza crusts and peppermints.

Videos shared by the Tuscaloosa Police Department in Alabama, USA, show officers pursuing the pony up and down driveways and through people's backyards.

After a two-hour, low speed chase, the animal was eventually captured and nicknamed Ginuwine, after the R&B singer with the 1996 hit 'Pony'.

The police department wrote on Facebook: “He was extremely unwilling to go with the officers at first, and not at all interested in the pizza crusts or peppermints they offered.

“He eventually allowed himself to be caught, and was happy to get pets and pose for selfies."

Ginuwine was transported to Therapeutic Riding of Tuscaloosa (TROT), a nonprofit organization that provides riding lessons as therapy for disabled children and adults.

Police have now tracked down the pony's owners and learned his true name is Knight, and he’s about four years old.

Police said Ginuwine/Knight will remain at the organization’s farm in Cottondale, where visitors can meet him at an Easter egg hunt on Saturday.

“He's making friends, learning manners and still getting comfortable at his new home,” police said.

The incident happened on March 21.