10/18/2002: Horse in a hole

Undertoad · 10-18-2002, 11:39 AM

This poor guy found himself in a hole for an abandoned septic system. For a while nobody knew what to do.

Finally they figured out that they could get a line around his front shoulders and haul him out with heavy equipment. There's no way that humans alone could have done it because this is one massive horse.

Good work! The horse wound up perfectly healthy.

warch · 10-18-2002, 01:16 PM

Pop! yea! nay!

warch · 10-18-2002, 01:25 PM

er...neigh.

That Guy · 10-18-2002, 01:31 PM

I read that his name is Budweiser.
I bet he stinks a little now. Skunky beer.

10-18-2002, 01:48 PM

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Originally posted by Undertoad
Good work! The horse wound up perfectly healthy.

Albeit scared shitless.

He's a Clydesdale, by the way - those things are massive.

Vegeta · 10-18-2002, 02:12 PM

He looks all bored in the first one. "Dammit, not again. <sigh>"

Beletseri · 10-18-2002, 03:41 PM

I wonder if he was stuck or if he was holding himself up? Looks stuck - good thing I guess.

tandr · 10-18-2002, 06:42 PM

poor but lucky horse...

On another thought about how they could pull it off...
why didn't they feed him till mucho shit would push this horse out of the hole? Ah, I see -- horse would be too fat to get out!

Joe · 10-18-2002, 08:39 PM

He's got that look like "You think I look silly now, wait until you find out my rider fell in first".

quzah · 10-18-2002, 11:13 PM

In the words of the infamous 'Mr. Horse', "Hmm.. No sir, I don't like it."

Quzah.

blase · 10-19-2002, 01:18 AM

Don't horses tend to spazz out and end up injuring themselves more often than not in this kind of situation? I'm not a horse person, but it just seems from the stories I've heard to be that way.

Nic Name · 10-19-2002, 01:29 AM

Yes. That's why they blindfolded him before the extraction by the frontend loader. It calms him down when he can't see what's going on around him.

That Guy · 10-19-2002, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by quzah
In the words of the infamous 'Mr. Horse', "Hmm.. No sir, I don't like it."

Quzah.

julius · 10-19-2002, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dave
... He's a Clydesdale, by the way - those things are massive.

My equestrian friend Cindy says:
"He is a big Draft horse -- however the person who stated that it is a Clydesdale is mistaken -- there isn't enough long hair around his fetlock (foot) AND they are usually bay in color (five black points such as legs -- mane -- and tail)."

"I would say this poor pony is a Shire (nicer horse than the Clydesdale but never gets any recognition b/c of that damn beer company -- what is the name now -- I can't think of it -- Bud something or other :o). I am glad to read that he was rescued and fine afterwards."

Nic Name · 10-19-2002, 09:00 PM

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Pearblossom, California-AP -- Firefighters in California were able to figure out what to do with a septic tank full of Budweiser.

In this case, Budweiser was a horse. A three-thousand-pound Clydesdale, to be exact. And he got stuck in an abandoned septic tank near Los Angeles yesterday when his hind end broke through a plywood covering and a layer of dirt.

It took firefighters and animal control officers more than three hours to hoist the horse out of the muddy hole. The horse was unhurt.

During the rescue ordeal, the horse waited calmly with his head and front legs stuck out of the hole, munching on carrots and getting cool sprays from a garden hose. Firefighters stroked his throat.

Building and safety officials say the septic tank should have been sealed.

Copyright 2002 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

oops. i shouldn't have redistributed this!

See also: http://www.nbc4.tv/news/1723527/detail.html

10-18-2002, 11:39 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	10/18/2002: Horse in a hole This poor guy found himself in a hole for an abandoned septic system. For a while nobody knew what to do. Finally they figured out that they could get a line around his front shoulders and haul him out with heavy equipment. There's no way that humans alone could have done it because this is one massive horse. Good work! The horse wound up perfectly healthy.

10-18-2002, 08:39 PM	#9
Joe Master of the Domain Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: AZ Posts: 221	Somebody get a veternarian! He's got that look like "You think I look silly now, wait until you find out my rider fell in first". __________________ One planet, many worlds.

10-18-2002, 01:16 PM	#2
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	Pop! yea! nay!

10-18-2002, 01:25 PM	#3
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	er...neigh.

10-18-2002, 01:31 PM	#4
That Guy He who reads, sometimes writes. Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: at the keyboard Posts: 791	I read that his name is Budweiser. I bet he stinks a little now. Skunky beer.

10-18-2002, 02:12 PM	#6
Vegeta As far beyond mutants as they beyond you Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: United States Posts: 52	He looks all bored in the first one. "Dammit, not again. <sigh>"

10-18-2002, 03:41 PM	#7
Beletseri Yeah sez you Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 206	I wonder if he was stuck or if he was holding himself up? Looks stuck - good thing I guess.

10-18-2002, 06:42 PM	#8
tandr Pithy Euphemist Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 19	poor but lucky horse... On another thought about how they could pull it off... why didn't they feed him till mucho shit would push this horse out of the hole? Ah, I see -- horse would be too fat to get out!

10-18-2002, 11:13 PM	#10
quzah Knight of the Oval-Shaped Conference Table Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 375	In the words of the infamous 'Mr. Horse', "Hmm.. No sir, I don't like it." Quzah.

10-19-2002, 01:18 AM	#11
blase Coronation Incarnate Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 91	Don't horses tend to spazz out and end up injuring themselves more often than not in this kind of situation? I'm not a horse person, but it just seems from the stories I've heard to be that way.

10-19-2002, 01:29 AM	#12
Nic Name retired Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,930	Yes. That's why they blindfolded him before the extraction by the frontend loader. It calms him down when he can't see what's going on around him.

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