Heroic bystander saves drowning horse in dramatic sea rescue
‘The horse was still panicking and I tried to get his attention. It went under the water at least eight times that I saw’
Horse rescue
Whether it’s being dug out of sink hole, cut out of the living area of a horsebox or lifted out of a swimming pool, from time to time the emergency services are called into action to help with horse rescues from some of the most unexpected places…
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Fire service needed to free horse wedged in jockey door
‘The vet did a phenomenal job on managing the sedation which was great and allowed us to get in there and get the job done without anybody being at risk’
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Horses rescued from horsebox overturned on top of a car
The Alliance Road Policing Teams said on Twitter the incident was a ‘truly multi-agency operation’ and thanked the public for their patience during the ‘difficult and challenging recovery operation’
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Trapped horse rescued from ditch after being spooked by lorry
Bromyard station said it had put it’s recent training “into action for real” when it attended the trapped gelding.
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Five horses found neck-deep in flooded stables after pipe burst
‘We checked the CCTV and the flooding started at 12.30am so the horses had been standing in water for 10 hours in total’
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‘This service needs saving’: owner of mare saved by fire service urges others to sign petition
‘We’re busy and sometimes think ‘not another petition’ but you just never know when you might need their help’
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Safety warning after exhausted horse freed from belly-deep mud in major rescue mission
‘With an incoming tide this could have ended in a different way’
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Owner praises ‘incredible’ fire service for trying to save her horse
‘We knew we weren’t going to get him up on our own and would need the fire brigade’
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Firefighters rescue escaped horse from swimming pool
The horse became entangled in the pool cover which ripped when the horse fell in
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Fire service considers charging for equine rescue: have your say
Owners have until 26 May to express their views
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Firefighters to the rescue after horse fails to jump stable door
‘I thought she was going to break her legs’
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Owner of cob found neck-deep in freezing stream praises rescuers
The animal technical rescue unit winched Logan to safety
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‘You could just see her ears’: filthy pony pulled to safety from muddy ditch
The pony was spotted by ‘total chance’ by a member of the public
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Public reminded to shut gates after horse falls through footbridge
The footbridge is roped off, but firefighters believe someone may have forgotten to close the rope, which allowed the horse to stray onto the bridge
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Dramatic video shows horses being swum to safety in floods
The two colts became trapped after their field was submerged in water when the river Use burst its banks
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Firefighters rescue mare stuck ‘up to her hindquarters’ in a ditch
The mare was rescued by firefighters after she sunk up to her hindquarters
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Horse cut free from runaway trailer after towbar snaps
The trailer left the road and struck a large tree, severely damaging the trailer
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Horse ‘lucky to be alive’ after being rescued from deep water-filled ditch
Oliver was found stuck in a drainage ditch almost up to his neck in water
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Horses who strayed through dark tunnel rescued from stone trench
The mare and her two-year-old were found unable to turn or reverse out of the trench
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Missing pony who survived floods found standing on a roof
Staff feared Leaf had drowned as Japan was hit by devastating flooding
