BYRON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Several horses got loose along in Byron Township Wednesday morning, deciding to take a walk on busy streets and a highway during rush hour.
The sheriff's office tells us around 15 horses got free from a local boarding facility on Wilson Avenue on March 5.
The troop of horses took off north on Wilson Avenue before some of them got onto M-6, going as far east as Kalamazoo Ave.
As this police chase of a different color developed, the Kent County Sheriff's Office and Michigan State Police helped wrangle the horses to safety.
Michigan State Police Troopers have lovingly (if not officially) named this one Durango.
The horses came from Serenity Farm. The business told FOX 17 a young horse was feeling frisky this morning and smashed through a pasture fence. The other horses in that pasture decided to follow him for a morning trot.
All horses are now back home safely.
Traffic alert!
— MSP Sixth District (@mspwestmi) March 5, 2025
Troopers from the Grand Rapids post aren’t horsing around this morning but there are horses causing a traffic issue.
Several horses are loose on M-6 near the Kalamazoo ramp and are being caught all of the way to 131 near Hanna Lake. The horses belong on Wilson… pic.twitter.com/zE8BKySwGL
The Kent County Sheriff's Office also shared video of the encounter:
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