A horse fell by ice right into a small, however deep, pond on Friday in Jefferson County and the mare was rescued by firefighters.
A horse rescue this afternoon in a neighborhood west of 470 on Belleview. The horse fell by the ice on a small, however deep pond and was unable to get out. Firefighters slid a rope across the horse’s neck to assist her out of the water and up on the ice. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/A1BQroFnWk
— WestMetroFire (@WestMetroFire) February 3, 2023
The afternoon rescue occurred in an space west of C-470 on West Belleview Avenue, in accordance with West Metro Fireplace Rescue.
Earlier than rescue crews arrived, the horse proprietor used a series noticed to chop by the ice in an try and free the equine, however the mare was too weak to face and get out on her personal, WMFR mentioned on Twitter.
Emergency responders slid a rope across the horse’s neck and had been in a position to get her up and out of the frigid water. After a couple of moments, the chilly, exhausted mare was lead again to a barn.
UPDATE: the horse rescued from the ice this afternoon was checked out by a vet and is doing nicely this night. https://t.co/zZBHWvWGm7 pic.twitter.com/3FTztsRoEJ
— WestMetroFire (@WestMetroFire) February 4, 2023
On Friday night time, WMFR mentioned the horse has been checked out by a veterinarian and the animal is doing nicely.