A HORSE received some specialist help when it became stuck up to its neck in mud near Yeovilton.
The 14.3 hand horse was found in the mud in the River Yeo at around 9am on Saturday (June 28).
Crews from Weymouth, Bath and Somerton arrived on the scene as the horse owner was trying to support the horse by keeping its head above the mud.
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“Crews donned flood-suits and were deployed to support the farmer,” a Devon & Somerset Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said.
“A telehandler was sourced locally to provide assistance for the technical rescue teams upon their arrival.”
Wading crews left the risk area whilst the horse was lifted from the mud and transported by telehandler back to a paddock.
The horse was left to recover with its owner and a vet.
I wonder whose land the muddy area is on, and why they don’t have it fenced off to prevent animals or people getting into difficulties. Perhaps they will do now – I hope so.