amazing horse rescue

[milor]

Hi all,

Just copied this from another forum - I remember a few weeks back seeing this on the news but never knew what happened.

http://video.google.nl/videoplay?docid=-4584913278289860160

Very moving!

 

[Mid]

Amazing to watch!

Thanks for posting it!

 

[TrecPeter]

That's amazing and moving to watch.
Thankyou for posting that.

Music fits beautifully too.

 

[JessPickle]

thats absolutely amazing

those people were pretty brave as well

 

[hellyt1]

amazing to watch, it's so rare that you see so many horses together loose like that no matter what the circumstances.

 

[barkinghorse]

That was fantastic!! I actually sat here and clapped when they came out of the water!!
Brought a tear to my eyes.............
Jo

 

[TrecPeter]

I love the way the horses piaffe through the water with a high stepping trot, so they keep their balance as the move forward.
Yes, it does deserve a clap and a cheer

 

[guisbrogal]

What a sight to see them all like that. Did you see them look to the ridden horses at the end as though to say "so which way do we go now?"

Beautiful and I have to say quite brave of those riders too

 

[teapot]

Shame they were destined for the meat trade

 

[TrecPeter]

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Is that so ? - Yes, that does rather put a dmaper on the emotions !

 

[JaneMBE]

that was beautiful to watch and made me cry. How fantastic!

The riders horses were brilliant too, very calm and oh wow, it really was lovely

 

[Agent XXX999]

God that has given me goosebumps! Truly something special…

 

[teapot]

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At the time, from what I read online they were heading towards slaughter

 

[kildalton]

I'm afraid it upset me last time it was on here because I'd heard on the news that they were for meat. ( I presume it's the same one)

 

[JaneMBE]

I just found this:
Saving these horses was the talk of the day that day. Some people thought
the girls were silly doing such a dangerous rescue attempt. But they just
said ³we¹re doing it² and they did. A battalion of soldiers made a first
attempt to rescue these horses but failed.

One of the girls fell from her horse just before they reached the other
horses. Was a thrilling moment for she could have been trampled under the
hoofs of so many horses.

When I saw it on TV that evening, tears ran down my cheeks too. Some may
think is absurd and sentimental but it was just the energy that came from
those saved horses to follow those who would lead them to their freedom.
That was the most beautiful part of it ­ the horses just knew it was alright
to follow.

But now the second partŠ

Yesterday there was quite a to-do about these saved horses. What happened,
the owner breeds horses for the slaughter and the news went round that ALL
the saved horses would go to the abattoir for it was their time.

Dutch people were very angry and upset. First the horses were saved from
drowning and exhaustion and when all commotion would have simmered down they
were going to be slaughtered. NO WAYŠ..

And again a HAPPY ENDING for the horsesŠŠ None of the horses will be
slaughtered. Haven¹t heard or read what will happen to them but they are
safe now.

And the breeder Š. The man was warned about the storm, but he didn¹t listen.
They should take away his license of breeding any animal whatsoever.

It wasn¹t the first time he didn¹t look after his cattle in proper way, it
happened a few times before too. When I hear more about these horses and
what¹s going to happen with them I¹ll let you know.

A political party in The Netherlands ³Party for the Animals² put charges
against this farmer."

 

[Law]

brought a tear to my eyes too