Horse Rescued After Falling Down Hill In Pickens County

PICKENS COUNTY, GA -- Cherokee County's Technical Large Animal Rescue Team was dispatched to Pickens County Thursday morning to help with a horse that could not stand on its legs.

The team, which is part of Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services, was dispatched just before 11 a.m. Jan. 26 to a location in the 2500 block of Bryant Road, which is off Jerusalem Church Road south of GA-53.

When crew members arrived on the scene, they found the horse, a Clydesdale, lying on the ground and "unable to stand on all fours," Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services said.

“The horse fell the night before and worked his way down a hill for about 20 to 30 yards and couldn’t get up," Cherokee County Fire Sgt. Jason Angle added.

Team members placed the Clydesdale into a Becker Sling, which is a vertical lift system designed to lift large animals during short rescue operations. With the help of Jasper-based A&T Towing, the horse was lifted and able stand on its own legs.

“As of this morning, the horse was still doing fine,” Angle added, noting it took the team about an hour to get the horse back into its upright position.

Images via Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services