Published: January 11, 2008
Happy ending as Burnham-On-Sea fire crew rescues trapped horse!

Burnham-On-Sea fire fighters performed one of their most unusual rescues this week when a horse became trapped in a vehicle.

The fire crew was called to Alstone Riding Centre at West Huntspill after the distressed animal, called Sparky, became stuck on top of a wooden gate inside its horse box.

"It had apparently been startled and tried to jump over the wooden gate partition inside the box and then been unable to move," Fire Officer Ian Hazelton told Burnham-On-Sea.com.

"When we arrived on the scene, the horse was in a very distressed state, but we managed to free it by cutting off the gate."

A spokeswoman at Alstone Riding Centre praised the fire crew for their quick work, saying: "They were wonderful - we were very grateful for their help."

"Fortunately, Sparky only had a couple of scratches on him and has been unharmed by the incident."