Bad Rock Fire Department saves horse from well
Sweets the horse with its rescuers. From left are EMTs Ron LaTray, and Brandy LaTray, neighbor Jack Schwartz, firefighter Cody Walters, Capt. Dustin DeMars, Chief Kirk Katzenmeyer. (Photo provided)
How “Sweets” it is.
The Bad Rock Fire Department Saturday night saved a horse from a watery death after it slipped into a well on Eckleberry Drive.
Fire Chief Kirk Katzenmeyer said when firefighters arrived about 6 p.m., just the head and front feet of the poor horse, named Sweets, were sticking out of the well.
“With the help of neighbors and their tractor we were able to build slings with blankets and tow straps and extricate the horse,” Katzenmeyer said.
It took about 20 minutes to get the horse out. It rested on the ground for about 10 minutes before it could stand up.
LaSalle Animal Clinic arrived shortly afterwards to provide medical care for Sweets. The horse is expected to make a full recovery.