Hack on the moor turns into terrifying ordeal for horse and rider *PICTURES*
15.2hh gelding Inky was being hacked out by his owner Sam Poulter when the accident happened
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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Horse rescued from canal after being trapped for two days *VIDEO*
Bay gelding Billy was submerged in water and reeds up to his back
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Firefighters rescue Shire horse trapped between two houses
Crews believe the horse had been trapped along the narrow path for a couple of hours before anybody noticed him
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Exhausted donkey rescued from 7ft deep drain by firefighters *PICTURES*
The rescue operation took almost five hours to complete
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Firefighters save horse from drowning in sewage
The horse broke through a fenced off area and fell into a fibreglass cesspit
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Horse freed from 8ft deep ditch
It took crews over three hours to rescue the distressed grey mare
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Watch how firefighters rescue horses from perilous situations [VIDEO]
Find out how fire rescue services go about rescuing horses from dangerous situations — whether it's a steep-banked ditch or slurry pit
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Escaped pony rescued from swimming pool
Firefighters worked for almost three hours to rescue a retired polo pony from a swimming pool on Tuesday (2 June)
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Horse hoisted from swimming pool by firefighters
The palomino horse was rescued from a swimming pool in Somerset last week (Wednesday 13 May)
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Horse rescued from slurry pit [PICTURES]
Firefighters worked for two hours to free the horse from the pit
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Escaped pony rescued from ditch [PICS]
Shropshire Fire Service and Animal Rescue Specialists used a new technique to save the pony
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Horse winched to safety after getting trapped in ditch out hacking [VIDEO]
A horse became trapped in a ditch when her rider fell off out hacking
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Trapped horse rescued from bath [VIDEO]
A horse who became 'totally stuck' in a bath has been rescued by the fire service
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Trapped horse found wedged between trees
The owner of the mare who got stuck passed out with shock upon discovering her horse
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Horse rescued from icy bog [PICTURES]
The mare was rescued from freezing water in a ditch by firefighters
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Horse rescued from 10ft hole [PICS]
See pictures of the three-hour rescue effort to free a horse from a 10ft hole
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Horse rescued after savage dog attack left him fighting for life *Warning: graphic images*
The horse was tangled in barbed wire for two days and suffered catastrophic injuries
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'Swallowed' horse rescued from sinkhole [VIDEO]
Fire crews worked for more than two hours to recover the horse who was engulfed by a sinkhole
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Foal rescued from slurry pit [PICS]
When the fire service arrived, just the foal's nostrils were above the mud
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Horse put to sleep after falling down manhole
The runaway horse entered the courtyard of an old cinema where its front legs fell into the manhole
