Update: Horse Rescue Ends Sadly

Update:

A horse that fell 30 feet down an embankment in Briones Regional Park Tuesday afternoon has been euthanized, according to East Bay Regional Park District spokeswoman Carolyn Jones.

Rescuers spent hours working to save the horse, but its injuries were too severe.

Earlier:

Crews are trying to rescue a horse that became stuck in a tree after falling 30 feet down an embankment in Briones Regional Park this afternoon, an East Bay Regional Park District spokeswoman said.

A man was riding the horse on the lower Spengler Trail just south of Blue Oak Trail in the eastern side of the park when it fell down the embankment at about 12:30 p.m., parks spokeswoman Carolyn Jones said. The rider was uninjured, but the horse remained stuck in the tree as of 3 p.m.

At 4:40, Jones told Patch that rescue crews and a veterinarian are still trying to save the horse.

Jones said authorities do not yet know why the horse fell down the embankment.

--Bay City News and Patch; Photos courtesy Paul Cutino, East Bay Regional Park District

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