Firefighters helps rescue a trapped horse in Beaminster
FIREFIGHTERS rescued a horse after it became wedged between a building and a hedge in West Dorset.
Crews wre called to Broadwindsor Road, Beaminster at 1.20pm today to reports a 16-hand horse and a cart were trapped.
On-call firefighters from Beaminster made the scene safe - while a vet sedated the horse, called Willow.
Dorset Fire and Rescue Service's Animal Rescue Team from Poole freed Willow by cutting away some of the hedge, unhitching the cart and gently walking her backwards to safety.
Other than some minor cuts to her feet, Willow was unharmed.
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