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A POLISH woman came to the res- cue on Wednesday last after three horses bolted into heavy traffic on the Clare Road.
Stunned onlookers watched on as 21-year-old Magdalena Musial calmly took control of a dangerous situation that developed at the busy roundabout near the Westfield’s es- tate.
Three horses broke out from a nearby field into heavy morning traf- fic creating a dangerous situation for
motorists and passers by.
Gardai and members of the Clare fire service were called to the scene at around 11am on Wednesday morn- betes
Magdalena was in a car with her boyfriend Kieran O’Brien when the drama occurred. Magdalena who has been living in Ennis for the past year and works in Dunnes Stores took control of the situation by calmly guiding one of the horses in from the road.
The other horses followed suit and Magdalena then helped walk the an1-
mals into a horsebox when the owner arrived.
Kieran said, “Everyone there was amazed. One of the horses was bro- ken in but they other two weren’t, so it was quite a dangerous thing to do. Traffic was held up and people were walking by. Everyone kept well ley: 1e eae
Kieran explained how Magdalena moved the horses in from the road. He said “There was three of them that came out onto the road near Westfields. It was quite busy. She clapped her hands together and one
of them, the one that had been bro- ken in came over. She was able to get him in of the side of the road. Once the other two saw that, they followed him over.
“When the owner showed up with a horsebox, she walked them into it. It was pretty amazing. Everyone there just stood up watching. Even the guards and the guys from the fire brigade were impressed. She had everything under control”.