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AUTUMN/WINTER 2016 ISSUE
E M E R G E NC Y R E S C U E
Rory's Rescue
Rory is an elderly pony who has lived in his
field for over 30 years! On the night of 27th
December, his owner found Rory the wrong
side of the fence at the bottom of his field.
While attempting to get back, Rory caught his
back legs and slipped over, becoming stuck
at the bottom of a very steep, muddy, slippery
hill against a chain link fence and stuck in
brambles!
Seeing Rory's predicament, his owners quickly
called St Boniface emergency line, and vet
Clare attended. After an initial assessment,
Clare identified no serious injuries, but Rory
was very cold and tired, and did not have
the strength to get himself up.
Rory was given some pain relief and, as it
was clear that some more specialist help was
required to get Rory back to safety, the Fire
and Rescue Service were called to assist
(figure two).
With the help and expertise of the local
crew and a Specialist Rescue Team, Rory
was pulled out of the hedge and up the
slope with special straps and winches. The
ground was wet and muddy, and the whole
team worked hard to get Rory to a safe and
level patch of ground (figure three). With a
little rest and some food, Rory was able to
stand on his own and was slowly walked
back to his stable with support from Clare
and the Firefighters.
We are pleased to report that despite his
age, Rory has recovered well and is now
happily back in his field!
Figure two. Clare keeps a close eye on
Rory as the Fire and Rescue crew arrive
Figure three. Lots of manpower from the Fire and Rescue team was needed to get Rory to a safe area of ground due to the
muddy conditions
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