A 900-Pound Animal Becomes Stuck In The Mud, And A Woman Clings To Her Horse For Three Hours

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Miss Graham stayed by her horse’s side while Paris rushed to their car to call for help. She held onto his neck, afraid the tide would engulf him if he wasn’t rescued.

After three “terrifying” hours, rescue workers finally freed Astro and Miss Graham from the muck.

Miss Graham, who owns over ten horses and runs an equine dentistry practice, shared with the Geelong Advertiser how a peaceful afternoon ride turned into a nightmare.

“It was frightening,” she said. “It was also heartbreaking to watch my horse struggle and become exhausted.”

“We immediately sank. Every time I moved, the mud pulled me back in. It was everywhere and wouldn’t let us go.”

After ensuring her daughter and her horse were safe, she returned to Astro, hoping help would come before the tide swept him away.

“I’ve never had any trouble in my 20 years of riding here,” she said. “I didn’t know it was so muddy because I’d never seen any signs or warnings.”

When she saw the dust from the rescue truck, she felt immense relief. “I felt like I was about to collapse,” she added.

Fire Lieutenant Roger Buckle, one of the volunteer rescuers, said, “It was like quicksand.”

The fire departments were assisted by a veterinary team and a local farmer with a tractor. Firefighters used a winch and hoses, but neither worked.

Everyone worked together to save Astro. Veterinarian Stacey Sullivan had chained him up, and with the help of the farmer’s tractor, they managed to pull Astro from the mud just moments before the water reached him.

Lieut. Buckle said, “It was a race against the waves, and thankfully, we won.” He praised everyone’s efforts, especially Miss Sullivan’s, whose sedation of Astro made it easier to free him.

Miss Sullivan noted that Astro was dehydrated but coped well.

Many horses don’t survive such incidents, and she believed the chances of survival would have been much lower if the owner hadn’t been present.

Immediately after the incident, Astro and Miss Graham were guided to safety. The veterinarian emphasized that without the owner’s efforts, the horse might not have survived.

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