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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‘A gentleman from day one’: 30-year-old horse left to starve gets his second chance
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‘A very delicate rescue’ of pony found completely stuck inside tractor tyre
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‘We didn’t know if he would make it’: foal left to die at a day old beats the odds to survive
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Mare keeps a watchful eye as rescuers help foal stuck in aqueduct
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‘I’m so proud of him’: meet Pirate Pete the one-eyed pony thriving after his rescue
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‘Every day is a win’: tiny pony dumped to die has ‘light back in her eyes’ as she takes small steps towards recovery
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‘I’ve never seen flooding like it’: rescue of herd trapped by rising water is a cautionary tale for owners
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10 thoroughbreds including ‘one of the thinnest we’d ever seen’ now thriving in their home for life
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‘This case still haunts me’: woman with life ban on keeping animals left horses to suffer alongside their dead companions *warning: upsetting pictures*
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Foal who called to his dead friend during rescue now has the ‘happy ending everyone hoped for’
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Advice and support are available: struggling owners urged to ‘do the right thing’ as dangerously thin horse highlights a ‘desperate situation’
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‘Heartbreaking to see him so afraid’ but foal dumped at six weeks old learns to trust thanks to positive reinforcement training
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Young mare trampled in lorry and thought dead is unrecognisable and happy in her forever home
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Rescuers ‘horrified’ as neglected, underweight horse found almost bald from untreated skin condition *warning: upsetting pictures*
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‘Teamwork at its best’ as 17hh 800kg horse stuck neck-deep in bog is lifted free
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‘Out of sadness a wonderful friendship has blossomed’: abandoned donkey finds new friend in loving home
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Emaciated, wounded and suffering from strangles: tiny pony dumped and left for dead
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Charity warns abandoned horses are ‘on the rise’ – as two mares and their foals receive ‘second chance’
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Police with tape measure and string catch loose horse in the road – with help from a vocal peacock