Do you have an old unwanted trailer?

[HHO admin]

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service needs old, unwanted trailers to help them recreate real-life accidents. Hampshire’s specialist animal rescue team is training fire fighters from across the UK to help save horses from road and trailer accidents. If you may be able to help please call Jim Green, head of the rural safety team (tel: 0870 850 8041).

HHO Admin

 

[joop]

These people are ace - they saved my horse when she fell in a swimming pool.

 

[LauraBR]

How on earth did your horse manage to fall into a swimming pool?!

 

[joop]

She escaped into a neighbouring garden to the field she was kept in. It was dark - about quarter past six in February, pool had a cover on, she was running round and went straight in the pool. She was very lucky. I got there and she was drowning - winter rug was weighing her down. Was very deep she is 17.2hh and couldnt touch the bottom. Jumped in and got her rug off her and headcollar on. Got out and dragged with all my strength to encourage her to the shallow end. Owner of house/garden called fire brigade who came, part of fire brigade is hampshire animal rescue unit they came up from eastleigh and were fantastic. Fire brigade pumped water out till her body was clear and had a manitou fork lift her out. Very frightening. She was in the water for three hours and the animal rescue unit were brilliant.

 

[Coffee_Bean]

Wow, thats an amazing story Joop

 

[Weezy]

*starts shivering at the thought of jumping into a swimming pool in February*

They are amazing people

 

[joop]

It was very cold!!

 

[Madam_max]

Blimey, whereabous in Hampshire are you?

 

[joop]

Andover.

 

[GTs]

Los Angeles Fire and Rescue rescue 1 horse a week, many of them via helicopter.

 

[I_A_P]

racahel_c horse fell in their pool in winter also, and heavy weight rug was weighing him down, unerneath the pool cover as well, my dad went and put bales in the bttom to make steps for him to get out, as the fire and rescue couldnt do anything.