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Firefighter Geof Higa comforts the animal after it's rolled on to a rescue glide for transport to the vet.

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Horse in a hole, Bonny Doon, CA


The horse fell from a small bridge into a hole and has it's rear legs stuck

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The animal's vitals are monitored, Oxygen was given to the animal and a firefighter clears the path

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The Rescue strap is in place. In this situation our goal is to lift the animal and rotate it 90 degrees and allow it to walk out.

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The rope system is in place, using a "high line " system between two trees, a 4:1 lifting system and a 4:1 system to tighten the high line. Rescue glide slip sheets are used to cover sharp obstructions in the animals escape path.

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The lift is started

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The blue 2" webbing is used to free the legs and position the animal

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With animals legs free the Rescue Strap is cut free allowing the animal to walk out

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Horse trailer over the side Monterey, CA


The trailer detached from the truck and rolled down hill, over the side and flipped over on to it's side.

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The first hosre was draged out, the second stood up on the trailer side wall.

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As the horse moved the side wall of the trailer failed, placing the legs through the sheet metal.

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Using trailer manipulation techniquics, the trailer is slowly placed on to it's roof. A Rescue Strap is placed on the horse, a Slip sheet is used to help contain the legs, and the horse is pulled out.

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The horse is placed on the Rescue Glide and moved to a safe location to recover.

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Horse being lifted, Boulder Creek, CA


A horse being lifted using an A-Frame gantry system, the horse was placed into a UC Davis Large Animal Lifter (LAL).

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A horse that had fallen into a deep hole in Henry Cowell Park, Felton, CA


After a mild sedation, the verticle lift tie was applied and the horse was lifted from the hole

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Horse on a fence Felton, CA


A horse that tried to jump the stall fence but didn't make it

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