Horse rescue

Firefighters learn how to decontaminate horses in innovative training

The situation was complicated when one horse did not want to go into the shower...

what3words app helps rescuers locate horse stuck in deep ditch

Rider calls for safer access after ‘miraculous’ rescue of stuck stallion

‘It was a freak accident but one that was probably waiting to happen’

Heroic bystander saves drowning horse in dramatic sea rescue

‘The horse was still panicking and I tried to get his attention. It went under the water at least eight times that I saw’

Fire service needed to free horse wedged in jockey door

‘The vet did a phenomenal job on managing the sedation which was great and allowed us to get in there and get the job done without anybody being at risk’

Horses rescued from horsebox overturned on top of a car

The Alliance Road Policing Teams said on Twitter the incident was a ‘truly multi-agency operation’ and thanked the public for their patience during the ‘difficult and challenging recovery operation’

Trapped horse rescued from ditch after being spooked by lorry

Bromyard station said it had put it’s recent training “into action for real” when it attended the trapped gelding.

Five horses found neck-deep in flooded stables after pipe burst

‘We checked the CCTV and the flooding started at 12.30am so the horses had been standing in water for 10 hours in total’

‘This service needs saving’: owner of mare saved by fire service urges others to sign petition

‘We’re busy and sometimes think ‘not another petition’ but you just never know when you might need their help’

Safety warning after exhausted horse freed from belly-deep mud in major rescue mission

‘With an incoming tide this could have ended in a different way’

Owner praises ‘incredible’ fire service for trying to save her horse

‘We knew we weren’t going to get him up on our own and would need the fire brigade’

Firefighters rescue escaped horse from swimming pool

The horse became entangled in the pool cover which ripped when the horse fell in

Fire service considers charging for equine rescue: have your say

Owners have until 26 May to express their views

Firefighters to the rescue after horse fails to jump stable door

‘I thought she was going to break her legs’

Owner of cob found neck-deep in freezing stream praises rescuers

The animal technical rescue unit winched Logan to safety

‘You could just see her ears’: filthy pony pulled to safety from muddy ditch

The pony was spotted by ‘total chance’ by a member of the public

Public reminded to shut gates after horse falls through footbridge

The footbridge is roped off, but firefighters believe someone may have forgotten to close the rope, which allowed the horse to stray onto the bridge

Pony rescued from sewage-filled ditch thriving in new home

Dodger was rescued in 2016 after being discovered in a ditch up to his neck

Abandoned foal found in freezing field goes on to compete in British Eventing

Lucas was found still feeding from his emaciated mother who was in foal again

Ban for owner who tethered emaciated filly in ‘incredibly dangerous’ area

The filly was found in a ‘terrible state’ tethered next to a stallion