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Horses Rescued After Fire Breaks Out At Barn Just Over CT Line Horses Rescued After Fire Breaks Out At Barn Just Over CT Line
Horses Rescued After Fire Breaks Out At Barn Just Over CT Line Around a dozen horses had to be rescued from a barn that caught on fire in the Hudson Valley, fire officials announced. The incident happened in Putnam County on Wednesday, Jan. 10 around 8:20 p.m., when the hay storage area inside a barn at the High Point Equestrian Center at 572 East Branch Rd. in Patterson caught on fire, according to the Putnam Lake Fire Department.  Arriving fire crews were able to quickly knock out a large portion of the blaze, but found completely extinguishing it difficult because of the heavily stacked hay storage inside the barn. Firefighters worked…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Fallen, Stuck Horse Rescued By Quick-Thinking Firefighters In CT Fallen, Stuck Horse Rescued By Quick-Thinking Firefighters In CT
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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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
1,200-Pound Horse Stuck Under Fence Rescued By Firefighters In Stamford 1,200-Pound Horse Stuck Under Fence Rescued By Firefighters In Stamford
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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by Kathy Reakes
News
Greenwich Officer Comes To Aid Of Stray Horse During Height Of Nor'easter Greenwich Officer Comes To Aid Of Stray Horse During Height Of Nor'easter
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…

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by Kathy Reakes