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Runaway horse, buggy given ‘verbal warning’ by Mich. trooper

Even low-horsepower modes of transportation must follow the posted speed limit

Brandon Champion
MLive.com

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Mich. — A runaway horse and buggy recently ran its way into a confrontation with the Michigan State Police.

The bizarre incident occurred when a trooper from the Cadillac Post was patrolling traffic on M-115 near 70th Avenue in Osceola County on Tuesday. In addition to stopping speeding vehicles, the trooper also stopped the runaway horse and rider-less buggy.

https://twitter.com/mspnorthernmi/status/1232380889386143746

“There is a never a dull moment in the life of a trooper,” a tweet reads.

The horse was given a verbal warning, according to police, but has one Twitter follower pointed out, the horse didn’t know how fast he was going.

“Neigh,” he responded.

https://twitter.com/SuperYooperFBM/status/1232405203741237253

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