Firefighters Rescue Horse That Fell Into Ravine In Harmony

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HARMONY (KDKA) -- Firefighters rescued a horse that fell into a ravine on Friday morning.

The horse had fallen about 20 feet into a ravine in Harmony and was lying on its side in a stream.

At 754 this morning the HFD was alerted to assist a resident with a large animal rescue. After arriving on the scene,...
Posted by Harmony Fire District on Friday, August 28, 2020

The horse was too tired to get itself out of the ravine, so firefighters lifted it with an excavator and slipped a sled underneath it.

They then used a rope system to pull the horse out.

Firefighters also had to dam off the stream and use a pump to divert water around the horse.

Once the horse was back into a field. it stood up on its own and appeared to be okay.