Edhat Staff
Photos: Santa Barbara County Fire Department
By edhat staff
Santa Barbara County firefighters assisted with freeing a horse whose legs became caught in a metal fence in Hope Ranch.
At 12:36 pm on Thursday, Santa Barbara County firefighters responded for public assist call in the 4400 block of Via Esperanza in Hope Ranch. Crews arrived and found a 12-year-old Rocky Mountain Mare had gotten her rear legs stuck in the fence, possibly by trying to jump over it, said Fire Captain Dave Zaniboni.
Horse rescue, 4400 blk. Via Esperanza, Hope Ranch. Call Newsline for more information. pic.twitter.com/R0f8VZVGxi
— Dave Zaniboni (@SBCFireInfo) November 29, 2018
The engine company on the scene called for the assistance of a truck company with manpower and more equipment. Firefighters and the horse’s owners worked together and ultimately decided the horse needed to be tranquilized and sedated in order to safely remove the legs, said Zaniboni.
A mobile veterinarian was called to the scene and sedated the horse. Fire crews were then able to free the legs after cutting the fence with power tools. The horse raised was raised to its feet and sustained some injuries to its left rear leg. Although, the extent of those injuries are unknown, said Zaniboni.
I hope she wasn’t in too much pain. Poor horses, kept in small corrals. Must get so boring, day after day after day after day.
Is that Tim Collins of Humane Society? A huge thank you to all involved in the rescue!! We never know until it happens which of our pets are spooked by thunderstorms, assuming this happened then. It hit San Roque about 2:15. ————— To the critic at 8:43 p.m., you have no idea how busy this horse is, the complete picture of its care or how often it is exercised. No need to criticize. Do dogs freak out at thunder storms because they’re bored? Mine didn’t; it was his weak spot. Only once in 8 years was I away from him when there was thunder, which is quite rare (less than once a year) in SB.