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Horse Saved From Frozen Pond

Rescuers work in freezing temperatures

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 6, 2009 6:16 AM CST
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(Newser) – A horse who fell through ice into a pond was rescued by 40 firefighters and members of the Northern Kentucky Large Animal Rescue Team, reports the Kentucky Enquirer. Firefighters dragged the horse, named Pencil, onto his side, slid him across plywood boards over the ice to the bank. The horse slowly stood up and is recovering.

Doug Oldiges breaks the ice around his horse, Pencil, as firefighters and members of the Northern Kentucky Large Animal Rescue Team try to free the stranded animal.
Doug Oldiges breaks the ice around his horse, Pencil, as firefighters and members of the Northern Kentucky Large Animal Rescue Team try to free the stranded animal.   (AP Photo/The Cincinnati Enquirer, Patrick Reddy)
Pencil enjoys some hay after he was rescued from a frozen pond.
Pencil enjoys some hay after he was rescued from a frozen pond.   (AP Photo/The Cincinnati Enquirer , Patrick Reddy)
Pencil, a horse that fell through the ice on a frozen pond, stands up after being pulled from the water.
Pencil, a horse that fell through the ice on a frozen pond, stands up after being pulled from the water.   (AP Photo/The Cincinnati Enquirer , Patrick Reddy)
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