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WATCH: Video Shows Crews Rescuing Fallen Horse In Hunterdon County WATCH: Video Shows Crews Rescuing Fallen Horse In Hunterdon County
Watch: Video Shows Crews Rescuing Fallen Horse In Hunterdon County Rescue crews were quick to help a horse back onto its feet after it had fallen at a Hunterdon County farm during the afternoon on Wednesday, Sept. 14. The Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad and Sergeantsville Volunteer Fire Company responded to Good Manners Farm in Delaware Township with a variety of heavy rigging equipment, including a grip hoist, come-along, and Paratech aluminum wale. Several crew members used the equipment to lift the horse to safety under the supervision of an equine veterinarian, the rescue squad said. The horse, named "Tamale," was recently confirmed to …

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Firefighters Rescue Horse From Muddy Central Jersey Stream: Photos Firefighters Rescue Horse From Muddy Central Jersey Stream: Photos
Firefighters Rescue Horse From Muddy Central Jersey Stream: Photos Firefighters from Central Jersey rescued a horse that got stuck in a muddy stream. The horse got stranded on its side Sunday afternoon behind Echo Lake in the Southard section of Howell Township. Southard Fire Department was assisted in the rescue by members from Freewood Acres Fire Company No. 1, Squankum Fire Company #1, and the Howell Township Office of Emergency Management. The first responders used straps, ropes and sheets of plywood to safely extricate the horse from the mud.  There was a veterinarian on location supervising the removal and status of the horse, fire officials s…

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by Jon Craig
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THE MANE EVENT: Horse Rescued After Falling Through Passaic County Bridge THE MANE EVENT: Horse Rescued After Falling Through Passaic County Bridge
THE Mane Event: Horse Rescued After Falling Through Passaic County Bridge BRIDLE PARTY: Five horses were being ridden across a wooden bridge at Garret Mountain Reservation in Passaic County when the last one fell halfway through its soggy planks. What to do? The rider was OK, but all 2,500 pounds of Hank the horse was wedged in there good, Woodland Park Mayor Keith Kazmark said. He couldn't giddy up, you could say. Members of the West Paterson Volunteer Fire Department summoned Camp Towing of Wayne, which came to the rescue with a "rotator" wrecker -- essentially a huge crane. A veterinarian from his stable sedated Hank before his rescuers gently strapped him …

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by Jerry DeMarco