L.A. firefighters manually remove 1,000-pound horse from thick mud in Hansen Dam area

L.A. firefighters manually remove 1,000-pound horse from thick mud in Hansen Dam area

by Nathaniel Percy

Los Angeles firefighters worked for nearly two hours to free a 1,000-pound horse from the mud in the Hansen Dam Recreation Area Saturday, Aug. 17, authorities said.

Firefighters were called to the area around 11770 W. Foothill Boulevard just after 11:45 a.m. on a report that the horse was stuck up to its belly in mud in a remote area of the park, LAFD spokesman Brian Humphrey said.

Firefighters hiked to the area and, with assistance from the Los Angeles Animal Services Specialized Mobile Animal Rescue Team, manually freed the 14-year-old male Peruvian Paso horse from the thick mud sometime before 2 p.m., Humphrey said.

The horse was reportedly in minimal distress and a veterinarian was at the site to examine him. Firefighters prepared to decontaminate the horse.

A female rider who was on the horse was located near the animal and was uninjured, Humphrey said.

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