Runaway cob rescued from car inspection pit after police chase
Firefighters and a vet worked to free the pony
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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Stallion rescued after ‘endangering lives’ near motorway
Blue is recovering in intensive care following his ordeal
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Tennis ‘stars’ take rescuers to five sets before capture
Andre Agassi, Pancho Gonzales and Rafael Nadal are seeking homes after they were caught in a snowy tennis courts by a quick-thinking member of the public
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Spindles Farm survivors: before and after in pictures 10 years on
When more than 100 horses and donkeys were found at Spindle Farm in Amersham, Bucks in January 2008, it was hard to imagine that so many of them would be thriving 10 years on
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‘She wouldn’t be here without them’: owner thanks rescuers after terrifying hacking accident
Kent-based Gemma Booth was riding with a friend when her horse spooked and lost her footing
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‘He missed being in Horse & Hound’: retired event pony rescued from bog
The former Charles Owen British pony eventing champion has been back in the limelight after getting stuck in a bog
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Horse rescued from terrifying trailer crash on motorway
The horse, described as an “absolute sweetheart”, is at home recovering after being cut free from the trailer he had been travelling in
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Pony ‘facing certain death’ winched 80ft to safety
"This was one of the largest and most challenging rescues I have ever experienced — and it was amazing to be involved in such a happy ending"
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Watch firefighters rescue stricken pony
Rescuers are urging owners to check their gates and fences following a spate of emergency calls to stuck horses in need of rescuing
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'The tide would have drowned her': pony saved from treacherous estuary
“No owner ever came forward to try to claim her or to explain why they’d left their horse in such a dangerous place and in such poor condition"
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Watch remarkable video of brave mare saving herd from severe flooding
Torrential rain led to flash flooding in Auckland, New Zealand, last week
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Honour for firefighter who changed the face of equine rescue
Jim Green has been at the forefront of responding to animal rescues for 13 years and has pioneered the methods firefighters use to save trapped horses
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Mountain rescue for miniature Shetland
The seven-year-old was exposed to the elements, with overgrown feet and a blind eye
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What a Tight Squeeze: firefighters rescue 'courageous old lady' from deep muddy ditch
The 20-year-old ex-racehorse, who was trained by Peter Hiatt, fell into the ditch on the morning of New Year’s Eve
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Narcoleptic mare rescued from 'muddy ordeal'
27-year-old Molly fell asleep and tumbled into a deep muddy ditch
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Helpless injured donkey rescued from busy highway
The donkey was standing in the carriageway being passed by traffic with a bleeding cut to his shoulder
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'Exhausted' colts saved from sewage-filled bog
Firefighters in Essex worked in waist-deep sewage to rescue Jammy and Dodger from the ditch
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'Her spirit was broken': young mare found trapped under trailer
“The environment resembled a waste ground, littered with rubbish, gas canisters and even upturned cars”
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Donkey foal found savaged by wild animal
The filly was found with more than a dozen bite wounds
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'She was in quite a pickle': bridge rescue for stuck horse
The mare was straddling the narrow bridge, with all four legs dangling on either side
