Global Courant 2023-05-08 08:33:59
A horse stumbled into a narrow ditch and was trapped upside down in Sylmar on Sunday afternoon, but was quickly freed unharmed with the help of a ‘horse rescue specialist’.
Rescue workers arrived at a trail near Olive View Drive just after 4:30 p.m. and found the horse upturned in the earth, according to a press release from the Los Angeles City Fire Department.
After being trapped, the horse ran free.
(Los Angeles Fire Department)
The horse’s position made a helicopter lift unfeasible, but the horse rescue specialist from LA Animal Services’ Specialized Mobile Animal Rescue Team helped devise a plan to dig around the horse so it could flip onto its side, the horse said. release.
The horse was soon running free. The horse’s rider was unharmed.