Teamwork rescues Tumalo horse stuck in cattle guard

A Tumalo horse that got three legs trapped in a cattle guard prompted some impromptu teamwork and a successful rescue effort Tuesday morning, Bend fire officials said.

Bend Fire and Rescue was dispatched around 8 a.m. to the area of High Mowing Lane for an animal rescue, Captain Jeff Jenson said.

The crew arrived to find the property owner on scene with her horse, which had three legs trapped in a cattle guard.

With “great teamwork” from the Bend Equine Medical Center and Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies, the horse was sedated and successfully removed from the cattle guard, using extrication tools, Jenson said.

The horse was removed safely and at last report did not appear to have any obvious fractures, he said.

Jenson said Bend Fire and Rescue wants to thank the Bend Equine Medical Center “for their prompt and professional response.”

“This call for service is an example of the broad spectrum of emergencies that Bend Fire and Rescue meets every day,” the captain said in a news release.