Distressed horse rescued from ditch in Hambleton

A distressed horse was rescued from a ditch in Hambleton by specialist teams from Lancashire Fire and Rescue.
By The Newsroom
Published 15th May 2018, 14:40 BST
Updated 15th May 2018, 16:35 BST
A vet attended the scene and sedated the horse while fire crews set about the rescue operation using ropes and hoists.A vet attended the scene and sedated the horse while fire crews set about the rescue operation using ropes and hoists.
A vet attended the scene and sedated the horse while fire crews set about the rescue operation using ropes and hoists.

Crews, including a specialist rope team, were called to a farm on Sower Carr Lane at around 5.30pm on Monday after the elderly mare became trapped.

A vet attended the scene and sedated the horse while fire crews set about the rescue operation using ropes and hoists.

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A spokesman for the fire service said: "With a vet in attendance, firefighters used ropes and slings to rescue the horse.

"The horse was sedated but when she came round she was standing up and safe and well."