Horse Rescue

• Province seizes animals from Manitoba horse rescue, sanctuary

  Provincial officials have seized animals, including horses, from a rural property north of Winnipeg. They say their removal is to ensure safety as the CVO investigates.

  Canada

  Jun 11, 2024
  
• Heroic horse rescue amid heavy flooding in Merritt, B.C.

  Volunteers rushed to help save the herd that had been stuck in fast-moving floodwater for up to 12 hours overnight in B.C.'s Lower Nicola region.

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2021
  
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• Horse rescue near London, Ont., facing pandemic-related funding crunch

  Behind the Bit Equestrian Center currently has 14 horses, many of which it says experienced poor living conditions, medical neglect or even abuse before coming into its care.

  Canada

  Apr 9, 2021
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• Young horse trapped in muskeg near Sundre, Alta. rescued in dramatic video

  The two-year-old horse is believed to have been stuck for hours in the mud pit north of Calgary, near Sundre.

  Canada

  May 7, 2020
• Alberta horse rescue group believes 2019 could be its busiest year yet

  The co-owner and operator of a Calgary-area horse rescue farm says Alberta's economy has increased demand for her services.

  Economy

  Jan 1, 2019
• Horse found galloping down QEII Highway Monday returned to owner

  RCMP say a runaway horse found on the QEII Highway north of Calgary on Monday has been returned to its owner.

  Canada

  Sep 25, 2017
• Horse rescued after being stuck up to 10 hours in muddy ditch

  The Ellison volunteer fire department came to the rescue Wednesday morning.

  May 17, 2017
• Firefighters cut paths through ice to shore to save Alberta horses

  Horses that were struggling after falling through thin ice in northwestern Alberta were saved by rescuers who cut paths to the shore with chainsaws.

  Canada

  Apr 17, 2017
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• WATCH: Horse submerged in central Alberta creek rescued in freezing temperatures

  A central Alberta man says he was glad to have been able to help save the life of a horse caught in a creek amid freezing cold temperatures on Monday but hopes to never have to experience anything like the ordeal again.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2017
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• Timmy the horse rescued from water-filled ditch in Delta

  It was a lucky afternoon for Timmy the horse on Monday after he became stuck in a water-filled ditch in Delta.

  Oct 18, 2016