Rescue Photos

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

Horse in a hole, Bonny Doon, CA

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

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

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.

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.

The lift is started

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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).

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

Horse on a fence Felton, CA

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