Crew rescues horse from a ditch

A fire and rescue crew has been called to rescue a horse from a ditch this afternoon (Thursday).
By The Newsroom
Published 30th Jun 2016, 16:28 BST
Updated 30th Jun 2016, 17:31 BST
Horse rescued from ditch by Donington Crew. Photo: Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue (@LincsFireRescue)Horse rescued from ditch by Donington Crew. Photo: Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue (@LincsFireRescue)
Horse rescued from ditch by Donington Crew. Photo: Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue (@LincsFireRescue)

The services twitter feed reported that at 2.15pm, the Donington crew attended the incident where they helped the four-year-old Flynn out and said he was ‘now happy back with his owner’.

A spokesman for Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue said the horse had reportedly bolted, throwing the rider and ending up in the ditch.

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They said he was unhurt however and crews used small tools to flatten the grass around the horse and helped him stand and walk out.

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The spokesman said the rescue only took a short time to occur.

No location was reported for the incident and the rider was reported to be okay.

Picture supplied by: Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue (@LincsFireRescue).