Goochland Fire-Rescue helps save horse stuck between barn doors Goochland Fire-Rescue and Goochland County Animal Protection helped rescue a horse that was stuck between two barn doors (Source: Goochland Fire-Rescue) By NBC12 Newsroom | February 3, 2021 at 11:03 PM EST - Updated February 3 at 11:03 PM
GOOCHLAND Co., Va. (WWBT) - Goochland Fire-Rescue and Goochland County Animal Protection helped rescue a horse that was stuck between two barn doors.
Officials said the horse was cold and exhausted after being own in the mud for about an hour.
Dr. Katie Huffman with Little Hawk Farm also assisted and sedated the horse.
“Rescuers were then able to rig a harness and drag the horse from the mud,” Goochland Fire-Rescue said in a Facebook post.
Goochland firefighters rescue horse stuck in mud
The animal had been down in the mud for approximately an hour and was visibly cold and exhausted, according to Dinwiddie firefighters.
By: WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff
Posted at 11:34 AM, Feb 04, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-04 12:15:46-05
GOOCHLAND COUNTY, Va. Firefighters rescued a horse that was stuck in the mud in Goochland County Wednesday night.
According to a Facebook post by Goochland County Fire and Rescue, they were called to help with a horse who was trapped in mud between two barn doors.
Officials said the horse had been stuck in the mud for about an hour, and was visibly cold and exhausted when they arrived.
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