you know, do something. he pushes his way into the frigid water and starts barking orders, but helping the horses is no easy task. he has to figure out how to give them a leg up, literally. i jumped in the water, and i just started to push one of the horse up, and screaming at some other people to come and help and get ropes. getting the horses out is incredibly dangerous. at any moment, one of them could push someone under or land an unintentional kick. what he does next takes everyone by surprise. i went down under the water and, of course, it was not comfortable, but it was something that had to be done. i put the back leg on my leg. providing a ledge to push off from gives the horse just enough leverage to heave its heavy exhausted body out of the swampy lake bottom. riders standing on the ice pull the animals forward as others in the lake push them out.
a dozen horses fall through a layer of ice and rescuers race against temperatures and time to try to save them. everything just cracked. and then poof. riiceland, january 2009. the country s top equestrians kick off the league. it was a normal day. everybody was going to have a really nice time and see the beautiful horses. no one is aware this event will end like never before. it was supposed to be a show. and it was a huge show. icelandic horses are intimately linked to the national identity. the sturdy, good natured breed has survived in one of the planet s most challenging
you re kidding me. as soon as he pulled out the ring box, i was just so surprised that i yelled you are kidding me! and then i was just laughing and crying. success. creighton and another friend descend with a celebratory bottle of apple cider. i was in my favorite place. i was with the person who meant the most to me, and it s the best i ve ever felt. coming up, it s a race against time to save a group of horses who fall through the ice. and they re just screaming for help. when caught on camera: what on earth? continues. don t just visit san francisco.
frigid water and starts barking orders, but helping the horses is no easy task. he has to figure out how to give them a leg up, literally. i jumped in the water, and i just started to push one of the horse up, and screaming at other people to come and help and get ropes. getting the horses out is incredibly dangerous. at any moment one of them could push someone under or land an unintentional kick. what he does next takes everyone by surprise. i went down under the water and, of course, it was not comfortable, but it was something that had to be done. i put the back leg on my leg. providing a ledge to push off from gives the horse just enough leverage to heave its heavy exhausted body out of the swampy lake bottom. riders standing on the ice pull the animals forward as others in the lake push them out. the horses require immediate
a publicity photo, someone gives the order for the group to march forward in a straight line. they were showing off in a lineup instead of going one and one at a time. just then, the riders hear a cracking sound and feel the ice undulating beneath them. they re filming nearby. when all the horses came together, you could feel the ice. it was like a wave. daniel keeps filming, not fully comprehending the magnitude of what s about to happen. my horse got really nervous because of the cracking sounds. as they move forward, the cracking gets louder. then a dozen horses fall straight through the ice into freezing water. one stallion veers off to solid ground. i couldn t believe that was happening. didn t have any chance to