“One New Hampshire fire department received specialized training this weekend to be able to help large animals in distress.
Twelve Barnstead firefighters are getting properly trained to help horses or other large animals in emergencies.
‘These animals are people’s pets. They love these animals, so there’s a special care that has to be given and these animals are in fright,’ Chief Al Poulin said.
The department has responded to several horse rescues in recent years. This weekend, Patriot Equine Technical Rescue is showing firefighters how to rescue the animals safely during emergencies.
‘It’s not a matter of the old days of putting a rope on a horse’s neck or legs and pulling them out of whatever their entrapment is,’ Katherine Dwyer, founder of Patriot Equine Technical Rescue said……”
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