A farm animal with unbridled ambition in South Carolina has given new meaning to the phrase “get off your high horse.”
Horry County Fire Rescue workers say they were called Sunday to a barn in Loris, where a horse somehow managed to leave its stall and climb into a hayloft.
They had to bring in heavy equipment, and large-animal veterinarians helped sedate the horse before it was lowered to the ground on a makeshift platform.
Oct 16, 2019 — At a time when many North Country farmers are struggling economically, they’ve also faced a tough growing season. There was a rainy spring, then a dry summer and back to a rainy fall. That’s taken a toll on the corn and hay crops farmers feed their livestock through the winter. It’s harvest time now, and many farmers are worried.
A 1,600-pound bull ventured on a short-lived quest for freedom Wednesday in West Baltimore, spending about three hours on the loose before finally succumbing to tranquilizers and being put back into the trailer whence he came.