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Trapped horse rescued after floor of barn stall gives out
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May 3 (UPI) Firefighters and animal rescuers in came to the assistance of a 16-year-old horse when the animal s hind legs fell through the floor of its New Hampshire barn stall.
The Exeter Fire Department and a crew from Massachusetts-based Patriot Equine Technical Rescue responded to the barn Sunday when the horse, named Mulan, partially fell through the floor of her stall, leaving her hind legs straddling a support beam under the floor.
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The rescuers, with help from veterinarian Kirk Smith from the Amesbury Veterinary Hospital, came up with a plan to place straps around the 1,600-pound horse and slide her out of the barn while sedated.
EXETER – Firefighters rescued a 16-year-old horse after its hind legs fell through the stall floor in a barn at 137 Linden St. Sunday night.
Tim Sirois, crew chief with the Exeter Fire Department, said the department received the call at around 6 p.m. Upon arrival, he said they found the horse named Mulan still upright, but its back half was left suspended straddling a support beam, while its back legs dangled below.
With the help of Katherine Dwyer, director of the Rowley, Massachusetts, nonprofit Patriot Equine Technical Rescue, and veterinarian Kirk Smith, of Amesbury (Massachusetts) Veterinary Hospital, firefighters hatched a plan to place loop rescue straps under the 1,600-pound animal, then roll it onto its left side and safely slide it out of the barn while sedated.