Firefighters

Horse rescued from ditch by equine-trained firefighters

Mare set to make full recovery after spending several hours trapped in a ditch

Pony put down after getting stuck between a horsebox and a bank

A pony that became stuck between a horsebox and a bank on the outskirts of Torquay had to be put down despite the best efforts of the local fire brigade

Firefighters battle for five hours to rescue stuck horse

A black and white cob was rescued from a stream in Bedfordshire by firefighters after a five-hour struggle last weekend

Horse rescued from mud by fire crews

A horse had to be lifted from a ditch by the fire brigade after it became stuck in mud in Kent at the weekend

Horse cut free from box after trying to escape through groom door

A horse had to be cut free from a horsebox at the weekend after trying to escape through the groom door on the way to a competition

Horse and owners escape unhurt after crash on A47 in Swaffham

Fire fighters rescued a horse from its trailer after the vehicle towing it crashed while travelling to Sheepgate at the weekend

Horse entangled in brambles rescued by firefighters

Firefighters in Merseyside work for two hours to free a 10-year-old mare stuck neck-deep in brambles

Elderly horse rescued by firefighters in Mid Lothian

A 37-year-old horse has been rescued by firefighters after getting stuck in its stable.

Pony rescued from a frozen pond in west Devon

Firecrews in Devon worked yesterday (Thursday 8 January) to free a pony that had become stuck in a frozen pond

Cheshire firecrews work for an hour to free horse trapped in box on M6

A horse was stuck in a horsebox on the motorway for more than hour after it was involved in a crash

Hungry HOYS pony falls into pool on search for food

A 13hh show pony had a lucky escape when he fell five feet into an empty swimming pool after breaking out of his field

New Forest pony rescued from barb wire fencing

A pony that was found tangled in a wire fence in Keyhaven Marshes in the New Forest this morning (Monday, 24 November) is expected to make a full recovery

Horse rescued from garage roof in village near New York

Firefighters have rescued a horse that jumped onto the roof of a garage in Banksville, America

Local woman wades into river to rescue stranded horse

Horse lover Dorne Arlington entered a Fenland river on Wednesday, 9 July, to rescue a distressed horse who had become stuck

Eeyore the donkey saved from well by fire service

An specialist animal rescue team was called to the Northamptonshire village of Rothwell to rescue a donkey which had fallen into a well

Seven polo ponies cut free from an overturned lorry in Gloucestershire

Seven polo ponies had to be rescued by firemen this weekend after the lorry in which they were travelling overturned at the Air Balloon pub roundabout

Firefighters rescue a horse from a cattle grid

George, the 17hh horse, was rescued by firecrews last Friday (13 June) after getting stuck in a cattle grid in Hampshire

Firefighters try to rescue horse from stream in Manchester

The elderly horse had to be put down despite the best efforts of rescuers

Veteran New Forest Pony rescued from ditch plunge

A 31-year-old New Forest pony called Velvet has been rescued from a ditch by the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service

Submerged horse rescued from quicksand

A horse that had become stuck in quicksand at a beach in Ulverston, Cumbria last month was rescued by the fire brigade