Essex firefighters rescue horse and rider trapped in ditch

A horse was rescued from a ditch in Essex after it fell in along with its rider. Essex County Fire and Rescue Service were called out to the incident in Southminster yesterday following reporters of a horse and rider in distress.

Crews from Tillingham attended a field in The Marshes in Southminster on Thursday (June 15) at 11.39am and found a horse, called Umbrio, trapped. The rider was also injured and was given treatment at the scene.

Thankfully, neither the horse or rider had been seriously injured and crews were able to rescue them both safely. A spokesman for the fire service said: "Firefighters rescued a horse after it got stuck in a ditch.

"Crews from Tillingham attended a field in The Marshes in Southminster and found a horse, called Umbrio, trapped. The rider had sustained grazes and bruising and crews gave her first aid.

"They also shaded and cooled the horse while they waited for an animal rescue unit from Ipswich and a vet to arrive. The vet sedated Umbrio and crews winched him out of the ditch. He was left in the vet's care at 2.42pm."

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