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A stallion’s bid to charm the female horses in the next field ended with the fire brigade winching him off a gate after the animal got stuck.
Some passing walkers found him with his front end on one side and his back legs on the other.
They quickly phoned the RSPCA for help on August 10.
But the rescuers were worried about hurting the animal or making him panic and causing injury to themselves so had to call Kent Fire and Rescue Service to the scene at an RSPB nature reserve in Rochester, Kent.
“The horse, a stallion, was trying to get to the mares on the other side of the gate and obviously thought he could clear the 4-foot gate,” said Tina Nash, an RSPCA inspector.
“But it seems this lovely lad isn’t the greatest showjumper and got himself stuck halfway.
“If he’d have spent a little more time looking and investigating, he’d have realised that he could have walked along the fence line a little further, he could have just trotted around to see his lady friends!”
With the help of Kent Fire & Rescue Service, the team was able to lift him up and off the gate and back onto all four hooves.
After some pain relief from a vet at the scene, the poor stallion was fully examined and needed further treatment for some injuries later but is expected to make a full recovery.
A Kent Fire & Rescue Service spokeswoman added: “One fire engine, along with the animal rescue unit, was sent to the scene.
“Crews used specialist equipment to lift the horse off a metal gate.
“Animal rescue emergencies are as important as any other for Kent Fire and Rescue Service.
“The Animal Rescue Unit is made up of specially trained firefighters, who have a passion for helping all creatures great and small.”
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