Here at LittleThings, we know that our pets are our family members and many of us would do just about anything to ensure their safety and health.
However, there are some unfortunate circumstances when we are truly helpless in trying to help our animal friends like this farmer learned the hard way when his horse fell through a barn floor. Horses are one pet that can truly overpower their human owners. At over 1,000 pounds, it can also be pretty dangerous to try to help them when they're in trouble.
For Nicole Graham and her daughter Paris, an afternoon horseback ride on Australia's Geelong Beach turned into a total nightmare when they encountered some mud that was way deeper than it appeared. While Nicole was able to help Paris' horse get out ok, her own horse, Astro, kept sinking and it was completely in control of Mother Nature. Nicole was a wreck for her beloved friend of 18 years and Astro was equally terrified, as the tide was quickly rising. Every attempt Astro made to wiggle out just forced the horse deeper into the mud. There was nothing Nicole could do but keep the horse's head above water until rescuers arrived to help.
The entire ordeal took more than three hours, which feels like forever when someone you love is in trouble. Luckily, some helpful heroes were able to free the dehydrated and exhausted mare just before it was too late.
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