At least it has a good ending!.......
Nicole Graham was taking a ride along the Australian coastline just south of Melbourne when her horse stepped and sank into a pit full of “quicksand-like mud.†There Graham stayed with the horse for three hours until it could be freed by rescuers.
The Daily Mail reports that Graham was on a ride near Geelong with her daughter when 18-year-old horse named Astro got stuck. Graham then shouted a warning to her daughter, Paris, but even that was too late. The younger girl’s horse sank partially in the muck. Graham is reported as saying the experience was “terrifying†and “heartbreakingâ€:
Nicole Graham was taking a ride along the Australian coastline just south of Melbourne when her horse stepped and sank into a pit full of “quicksand-like mud.†There Graham stayed with the horse for three hours until it could be freed by rescuers.
The Daily Mail reports that Graham was on a ride near Geelong with her daughter when 18-year-old horse named Astro got stuck. Graham then shouted a warning to her daughter, Paris, but even that was too late. The younger girl’s horse sank partially in the muck. Graham is reported as saying the experience was “terrifying†and “heartbreakingâ€:
We went straight down and under. There was mud everywhere and every time I moved it sucked me back down. It wouldn’t let us go.â€
After ensuring her daughter and her horse were safe, she returned to Astro and prayed that rescuers would arrive before the tide engulfed the horse.
She added: “I’ve been riding here for 20 years and never had a drama. I’ve never seen any signs and didn’t realise it was so boggy.
“When I saw the dust from the rescue trucks I was so relieved. I was starting to get overwhelmed.â€
Fire lieutenant Roger Buckle, who was among a team of helpers, said: “It was like a quicksand.â€
Fire crews worked with a local farmer, who provided a tractor, and a veterinary team. The firemen used hoses and a winch, but none of this equipment was successful.
The horse was sedated for the rescue.
It was helped out by a tractor.
The Daily Mail reports that a helicopter was even on hand as a last resort. Aside from being dehydrated and exhausted, Stacey Sullivan, the horse’s vet, said he was doing fine.
[video=youtube;QBgif80EzG4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBgif80EzG4&feature=player_embedded[/video]
After ensuring her daughter and her horse were safe, she returned to Astro and prayed that rescuers would arrive before the tide engulfed the horse.
She added: “I’ve been riding here for 20 years and never had a drama. I’ve never seen any signs and didn’t realise it was so boggy.
“When I saw the dust from the rescue trucks I was so relieved. I was starting to get overwhelmed.â€
Fire lieutenant Roger Buckle, who was among a team of helpers, said: “It was like a quicksand.â€
Fire crews worked with a local farmer, who provided a tractor, and a veterinary team. The firemen used hoses and a winch, but none of this equipment was successful.
The horse was sedated for the rescue.
It was helped out by a tractor.
The Daily Mail reports that a helicopter was even on hand as a last resort. Aside from being dehydrated and exhausted, Stacey Sullivan, the horse’s vet, said he was doing fine.
[video=youtube;QBgif80EzG4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBgif80EzG4&feature=player_embedded[/video]
