Wrangler on horseback lassoes on Michigan highway
It’s one way to make a moo-ve
A runaway cow was spotted sprinting down Interstate 75 in Holly, Michigan on Sunday before it was wrangled and returned to greener pastures.
Michigan State Police shared a clip of the dramatic pursuit of the farm animal, which involved wranglers on horses and four-wheelers, on Twitter.
The department edited the nearly two-minute-long clip for theatrical flair, adding country western-sounding stock music to the entertaining video’s background.
Troopers responded to a traffic control request around 2:50 p.m. along I-75 near Belford Road in the village of Holly, located about 15 miles south of Flint and 55 northwest of Detroit.
A group was already out attempting to wrangle the escaped cow, chasing the creature as it weaved in and out of the brush alongside the freeway.
The wild footage was captured by cop dash cameras on Sunday. MSP Second District
Wranglers on horses and four wheelers chased the cow into the road. MSP Second District
Wranglers were on the shoulder of I-75 on horses and four-wheelers while they attempted to capture the sneaky farm creature, state police said.
“The cow managed to outside its advisories and entered the northbound lanes of I-75. The wranglers chased the cow with four-wheelers, horses, and lassos across all lanes of travel,” police wrote on Twitter.
Troopers shut down the highway as they chased the cow. MSP Second District
As the group attempted the capture the cow, troopers shut down the north and southbound lanes of I-75 for safety.
Toward the end of the video, the unruly cow can be seen making a run for the freeway, heading over a grassy hill alongside the road before sprinting alongside cars.
A cowboy can be seen in the video wrangling the cow. MSP Second District
A man on horseback wearing a cowboy hat and denim quickly comes up behind the cow and tosses his lasso around the cow’s neck, safely capturing it before pulling over to the road’s median.
“Eventually after much tom foolery, the critter was captured and removed from the freeway,” police said, adding, “The bovine was not charged and is back in the pasture with a story to tell all the other livestock.”
The cow has since been returned to its pasture. MSP Second District
The freeway was reopened soon after and the cow was returned to its pasture.
Source: New York Post
