The rescue crews are waiting for a group out of Maryland that specializes in large animal rescue. No one at the scene has the proper equipment to get to the horse that's been stranded since Thursday afternoon. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

A horse trapped for six days in a ravine in the Santa Ana Mountains has been freed, with the help of a rescue helicopter. Story with earlier details picked by suebe 5 days ago

A runaway horse pulled a carriage with two out-of-town tourists on a wild ride through downtown streets, until a teenager rode to the rescue in a pursuing taxi, leaped out and grabbed the horse's reins. picked by suebe 2 years ago

Struggling in frigid temperatures a horse named Beau floated in an old spring well for about four hours on Friday. His owner, Linda Smiley, watched helplessly as rescue workers tried to pull the four-year-old horse from the icy water. She was visibly shaken as she talked about her family's horse. picked by dollyllama 1 year ago

and joins herd on his own. Bewildered investigators are scratching their heads and plan to follow the trail to see how the horse got free.

Happy ending to dolly's earlier post picked by suebe 9 months ago

A US teenager has been arrested after he was caught on video having sex with a horse in a barn. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A 21-year-old woman was killed when her horse stumbled on a jump at a riding event and crushed her on Saturday. picked by dollyllama 1 year ago

From a distance they are the embodiment of equine grace, three creatures ready to burst into a gallop across the sands.

Only on closer examination are they revealed to be sculptures made, incredibly, from driftwood. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

A man has been jailed for three years after being caught having sex with a horse.

Leeroy Le Gallais, 46, broke into the animal's stable on two separate occasions to perform sex acts on the terrified animal. picked by AutumnLotus 1 month ago

" I mean someone came by with a tobacco hatchet and said let's kill a horse today. This was planned," Wilborn said. People are animals. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

Mark your calendars for January 22, 2008, the National Call-In Day for Horses! The doors on the last remaining U.S.-based horse slaughter plants have been shuttered. Now, Congress must pass the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act (H.R. 503/S. 311) to end the transport to slaughter of American horses to Mexico and Canada. Even when plants were operating within the U.S., several thousand horse... read full post picked by TraumaMamma 12 months ago

"I don't know how this fish tank works exactly, but from what I could understand, the tank on top that joins the adjacent tanks works as a vacuum. The result is that there are feeding holes in the side of the tank, and the water does not flow out. I could not wrap my mind around this technology, but it works." picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

A dramatic ice rescue was caught on tape early Sunday morning near Boston as firefighters chopped their way into a frozen pond to save a man in Weymouth. picked by bevissimo 12 months ago

“This is the striking image of a horse fetus at day 180 of his development. You can see the entire cycle from conception to birth picked by bernardblack 4 months ago

A rescue team navigated flooded farmland in a boat to save a 70-year-old woman and her dog from rising floodwaters and made another critical rescue _ a pot of stew from the woman's stove. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A crippled horse has been given a false leg in a pioneering operation to stop her being put down after suffering an awful injury. She is able to trot around her paddock and graze normally with her pony friends.
a beautiful and heart-warming story picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

He's about as heavy as a family car - and costs almost as much to run. Duke the shire horse stands 19.3 hands, or around 6ft 5in at the shoulder. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

KT Tunstall - Black Horse And The Cherry Tree.(Hot live) picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Hospital officials confirmed a horse trotted through Wilcox Memorial Hospital earlier this month. picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

"We are devastated by the tragic and sudden loss of our mare Smoothie," said Carolyn Daly, a spokeswoman for the Horse & Carriage Association of New York. "This afternoon's freak accident was overwhelming to all of us in the industry who so dearly love our horses." picked by dollyllama 1 year ago