Spooked horse in Florida jumped into above-ground pool, rescued by fire department
Firefighters in Florida rescued a horse from a backyard pool on Tuesday, June 20 after it got spooked and jumped in. (Pasco County Fire Rescue)
A horse named Mo had to be rescued from an above-ground pool in central Florida after it got spooked by another horse and jumped in.
Pasco County Fire Rescue said firefighters pulled out their "large animal rescue equipment" after they received a report of a horse stuck in a swimming pool at a home on Frontier Drive in Zephyrhills, Florida, at around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
According to fire officials, Mo attempted to jump over the pool after getting spooked by another horse, but landed inside it instead. Once in the water, Mo quickly discovered it was impossible to jump out.
A video shared by the fire department shows the special operations team hoisting the horse out of the above-ground pool with the help of a tractor.
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A Florida family called 911 when a horse on their property got stuck in their swimming pool, according to fire officials. (Pasco County Fire Rescue)
"He goes, ‘I can leap over that, I guess,’ and next thing we know, he’s in the pool," Mo's owner, Cindy Buckel, told CBS 47. "It was kind of a beautiful leap into the pool. I mean, he would’ve gotten a 10 if it was a diving thing."
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In the video, one first responder was seen in the water attempting to calm Mo, while a few others worked together to lift the large animal from the pool with a large harness and a John Deere tractor.
A spooked horse that accidentally jumped into an above-ground swimming pool had to be rescued with the help of a tractor. (Pasco County Fire Rescue)
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"We are happy to report that the horse is in good condition," the fire department wrote in the caption of the rescue video on Facebook. "Thank you to everyone who responded and worked vigilantly to save a life!"
