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Connecticut horses ‘happily eating hay’ after rescuers built bridge to save them from mud

a long line of people in the woods leading up to a horse covered in mud
Emergency workers rescue a horse that was stuck in mud in a Connecticut forest on Sunday. Photograph: Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department

Up to 40 first responders toiled for hours in a Connecticut forest to successfully rescue two horses who had become stuck in a muddy swamp on a local farm.

The huge effort to save the horses involved clearing a roadway into the thick woods and building a makeshift bridge utilizing logs and plywood. “The area was not accessible for equipment and would require manpower to extricate them from the woods,” said the Lebanon volunteer fire department in a statement.

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