Lucky escape for horse wrapped in metal stuck in hole
The officer in charge of the rescue described it as “one of the most difficult" he has ever experienced
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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Pony shot 130 times with a paint gun undergoes surgery
The 20-year-old mare has had one eye removed following her recent rescue
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Gelding has lucky escape from muddy ditch
It took an hour and a half to pull "Boomer" from the ditch
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Firefighters cut horse out of lorry in dramatic rescue
Firefighters safely rescued a dressage horse who had become "completely stuck" after trying to jump a horsebox partition
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Is your horsebox floor safe? Horse survives life-threatening accident *warning: graphic images*
Pictures of a horse with its leg trapped after the floor gave way have gone viral on social media. Owners are being urged to check their horsebox floors.
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Horse stuck on gate has lucky escape
Henry was freed uninjured from his predicament
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Horses stuck in canal and swimming pool helped to safety
Specialist animal units were called in to help rescue the horses
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Helicopters save horses in dramatic river rescues
The horses were pulled out of icy cold rivers in Switzerland and Alaska
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Veteran horse pulled to safety in dramatic rescue
Twenty-nine-year-old bay gelding Khaheer was stuck for over an hour in mud in his field
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'Quick thinking' rescuer reunited with ponies she saved
The two ponies have now been rehomed as companions
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Stranded horses led to safety in dramatic flood rescue
The horses were left stranded in their field near Hawick in the Scottish borders when the River Teviot burst its banks
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Exhausted donkey stranded in flood water for 12 hours towed to safety
The eight-year-old escaped from his field in Co. Kerry, Ireland when the River Laune burst its banks
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Dramatic rescue of horse stranded on island caught on camera
Bay gelding Beau was trapped on an island in his field after a river burst its banks
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Trapped stallion winched to safety in dramatic water rescue
Seven-year-old Frankie went missing from his field in West Yorkshire last week and was found trapped in a moorland culvert
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Mare spooked by dogs becomes trapped in gate in 'horrible ordeal'
The 15hh piebald mare reared and her hoof became stuck between bars of the gate
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Escapee Elvis and his companion Alfie end up in deep water *PICTURES*
The horses broke free from their field overnight and became trapped in a swimming pool
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Stranded riders rescued at 2am from Norfolk beach
Wells Lifeboat crew is warning riders to be aware of the dangers of hacking on the beach
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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
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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
