Several horses were on the loose south of Grand Rapids Wednesday morning, sparking a traffic alert for the animals.

Michigan State Police troopers near Grand Rapids had to wrangle several horses Wednesday morning on the side of the highway.

More than a dozen horses got loose, wandering onto the M-6 freeway as Grand Rapids Post troopers shut down a portion of the highway and did their best to keep the horses safe, and diverting traffic. Michigan State Police had their hands full, shutting down a portion of the highway while wrangling the horses on M-6 near the Kalamazoo Ramp.

A group of horses slowed traffic on M-6 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Wednesday, March 5, after they broke loose from a nearby farm at about 7.30 am, reports said. Michigan State Police said the horses escaped and were near the Kalamazoo ramp on the highway,