Horse rescued after becoming trapped in water filled ditch
A horse has been rescued after becoming stuck in a water filled ditch near Whitchurch.
The rescue took place at Old Woodhouses, Broughall at around 12.21pm on Saturday and took around two hours to complete.
Star the horse was rescued by Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service crews using light portable pump to stem the flow of water in the ditch and specialist animal rescue equipment.
A local farmer also assisted in the rescue using a tractor to lift the horse free.
Three fire appliances including the Rescue Tender were mobilised from Wellington and Whitchurch with an operations officer.
A vet was also called to the scene to sedate the horse as part of the rescue.
@shropsfire Star has been successfully rescued from the ditch using a lifting harness and Tele handler from Wood farm. Now waiting for sedation to wear off so Star can get to his feet. pic.twitter.com/QtebW8mu8J https://twitter.com/SFRS_JimBarker/status/1195710952676691968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
@shropsfire are currently rescuing Star the horse who has fallen into a deep ditch. @SFRS_Wellington Specialist Heavy Animal Tescue team and @SFRS_Whitchurch are in attendance. pic.twitter.com/HMBXVypVlz https://twitter.com/SFRS_JimBarker/status/1195698529987117058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
