Horse Saved From A Deadly Muddy Pond, Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

A horse stranded in a muddy pond was rescued from certain death after firefighters spent more than three hours pulling him on to dry land. The 27-year-old gelding, named Jeremy, was trapped up to his neck in water after wading into thick, cloying mud. He had already been in the farm pond in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, for a few hours when his owner Jayen Renshaw found him on Monday night.
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service’s specialist Water Incident Unit used their animal training to rescue Jeremy alongside the RSPCA. Looking on were Miss Renshaw and her sister Jenny. Also there was Jeremy’s best friend, a donkey called Misty. Miss Renshaw said: ‘I stood back I can’t handle seeing him being moved around. It was a close call, the vet gave him a lot of antibiotics and stuff to calm him down. He’s an old guy - he’s 27 years old. Misty was standing over there with him. I think she had to turn away at times too! They’re like little and large - they’re best buddies.’