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Horse Rescue
Police & Fire
Fallen, Stuck Horse Rescued By Quick-Thinking Firefighters In CT
Thanks to quick action from firefighters, a fallen horse in Connecticut that had become stuck and unable to get up was saved. The incident happened in Hartford County on Tuesday, Sept. 5 around 10:20 a.m., when the Broad Brook Fire Department responded to a home in East Windsor where a horse had slipped and fallen, causing it to end up in a position where it was unable to get back on its feet. According to the fire department, crews were eventually able to maneuver the horse up a hill to a position where it was finally able to get up on its own. Fire officials said the re…
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1,200-Pound Horse Stuck Under Fence Rescued By Firefighters In Stamford
Firefighters in Fairfield County rescued a 1,200-pound horse who was stuck under a fence. Stamford firefighters responded to June Road around 6:15 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 26 to a stable in the rear of the property where a 20-year-old horse named Tex was down and partially stuck under a fence, said Captain Philip Hayes, of the Stamford Fire Department. Engine Co. 9 arrived on the scene and found a 20-year-old male horse lying on his side. The horse was severely fatigued and partially stuck under the side of an adjacent split-rail fence used to form a paddock. Due to the unique natur…
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Greenwich Officer Comes To Aid Of Stray Horse During Height Of Nor'easter
Greenwich Police Officer Christopher Wallace expected to be busy during Wednesday's nor'easter, but he didn't expect to become friends with a horse and spend an hour guiding it home. The incident began when a contractor called the Greenwich Police Department about a horse running around on Round Hill Road in the backcountry, said Lt. John Slusarz. A couple of officers headed out to the area and found the contractor holding horse. The officers knew there was a large farm in the area with a field where horses stayed so they led the horse to the field and let him go and headed on their way. A…