High drama ensued in Laois last night, as a horse and her foal were dramatically saved in a rescue attempt that took hours on August 29.
The mother and foal were trapped in a river in Tankardstown near the Kildare border. Three fire crews, the Gardaí, local residents and a horse charity were all involved in saving them.
At 10pm last night, the My Lovely Horse Rescue team tweeted searching for help with the rescue.
Incident: Volunteers currently assisting @GardaTraffic and @LaoisFireRescue with a horse stuck in a river near Tankardstown Co Laois – sorted for manpower but we may need transport/stable – DM us if you can assist
— MyLovelyHorseRescue (@MyLovelyHorseR) August 29, 2018
Local heroes
The charity has thanked everyone involved for helping them save the two animals.
“Two fire brigade units from Athy, Kildare and 1 unit from Carlow played an absolute blinder in rescuing this mare and foal last night.Thank you also to the Garda who contacted us about the incident. Lucky we had people at Electric Picnic set up in Stradbally who were able to attend,” My Lovely Horse rescue tweeted.
My Lovely Horse Rescue will be attending this year’s Electric Picnic and will provide information on what they do at the music and arts festival.
They are a volunteer group that rescues, rehabilitates, retrains and re-homes horses and donkeys. They also lobby for equine welfare in Ireland.
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