Little Fork Volunteer Technical Large Animal Rescue Team recently navigated another complicated operation, this time involving a 36-year-old horse, Bunny, a former trail rider, trapped in a muddy mess.
Incredible footage shows the moment when firefighters pulled a horse out of a sinkhole after he became completely submerged underground. A team from West Yorkshire Fire Service came to the aid of 27-year-old Chestnut stallion Prince after he got stuck in the roughly 4ft (1.2m) deep pit on Saturday (Jan 7). The firefighters, assisted by vets and the horse’s owner, first used a digger to carve open a shallow trench close to where Prince was trapped, in Mirfield, West Yorks. And a stunning clip then showed four of the brave servicemen using a rope to help tug the pony out of the hole, who thankfully emerged completely unharmed. Damian Cameron, a Technical Rescue Officer with West Yorkshire Fire Service, who assisted with the operation, said: “27yr old Prince found himself in a sinkhole in Mirfield this morning. “Our Tech Rescue Team worked with the owners, a Vet & received valuable assistance from a local excavator to rescue Prince who escaped with no injuries.” Social media users were quick to praise the fire crew for their valiant efforts in rescuing the horse and saving his life. One wrote: “Brilliant work as always WYFRS, saving animal life!” Another added: “Huge congratulations on a job well done, managing to rescue this beautiful horse.” A further user said: “Looks a tricky one mate. Well done to you and crews."
Horse rescue in Culpeper County
The Little Fork Volunteer Large Animal Rescue Team uses ropes and straps to try and upright a horse trapped in the mud.
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A large animal vet administers an IV while Bunny the horse was helped to her feet after falling in the winter of 2023 at a farm near Jeffersonton.
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Bunny the horse stands following a Feb. 6 rescue operation at a farm in Jeffersonton.
LITTLE FORK VOLUNTEER LARGE ANIMAL RESCUE
The Little Fork Volunteer Large Animal Rescue Team uses ropes and straps to try and upright a horse trapped in the mud.
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Little Fork Volunteer Large Animal Rescue Team uses a Becker sling to upright Bunny.
