Horse trapped on barbed wire rescued

Date published: 13 March 2017


A horse stuck on barbed wire on Doctor Fold, in Heywood was rescued by firefighters on Saturday.

A fire engine and water incident unit from Heywood and a technical response unit and major rescue unit from Ashton attended.

The animal was distressed and firefighters used large animal rescue equipment to rescue the animal from the tree and fencing.

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