Franklin, Horse Rescue. 02-07

Franklin FD was dispatched at 9:43 am for a horse down on the ice at 89 Dr. Nott road when we arrived the horse was found to be in a pasture about 100 yard across the iced over pasture, after car 25 saw the scope of the rescue need Raymound Auto was called in along with a 12 ton wrecher and his large truck slinges. At one point the horse had given up and was having labored breathing and becoming unresponsive the horse was picked up and moved to the main barn and backed in to the arena and the horse was tended to by the Vet from the begining. Franklin was on scene for about 2.5 hours and the horse was moved to his stall and as of feb. 21 2007 the horse is back to himself

Chief Hayes
FVFD Station 25

Thanks to S Dorsey and B Hayes for the photos