It’s that time of year again when stories of our beloved horses and ponies falling through ice make the headlines. For one lucky horse in Clayton, Wisconsin, its human rescuers devised a clever scheme to keep it alive and well after its ordeal.
Posting on its Facebook page, the Town of Clayton Fire Rescue showed its ingenuity during the rescue.
The 13-year-old named Chief was one of a gang of six horses who broke out of a paddock, according to his owner, Melinda Bosmans. The horse fell through the ice of a pond and although he eventually managed to extricate himself and was returned to the stable by barn staff, he was freezing cold and wet, which can quickly lead to dangerous hypothermia. The quick-thinking fire rescue team arrived and jumped into action with a novel plan.