‘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’
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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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
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Runaway cob rescued from car inspection pit after police chase
Firefighters and a vet worked to free the pony
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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
