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Wall dismantled to rescue horse stuck in gap

CFRS Fire officers in orange and yellow clothing wearing hard hats attempt to remove a horse from a tight gap between a barn and a wall.CFRS
Fire officers and vets were called in to help rescue a horse stuck in a gap

A wall has had to be dismantled to rescue a horse that got itself wedged in a narrow gap next to a building.

One-year-old Howard became stuck at his stables near Duxford on Monday and Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service officers said he had to be sedated while they worked to release him.

According to a social media post from his owner, Howard had broken some boards of a barn, getting himself wedged between the wall and a beam.

The fire service said: "He was able to be freed after an hour with only superficial injuries that will soon heal. No more playing hide and seek Howard!"

CFRS Fire officer shielding a sedated and covered horse. the brick wall has been partly removed. CFRS
The wall was partly taken down to allow the horse to be freed

His owner at Chrishall Grange said: "Amazingly apart from a few grazes and being a bit sore he seems to have walked away from it all OK."

She added that Howard was happily eating his dinner an hour later.

CFRS A brown horse with white legs and forelock being led away from a wall by a vet and fire crews staff.CFRS
Howard was freed without injury

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