Crews Rescue Celebrity Horse Trapped In Cistern: VIDEO

SILVER SPRING, MD — Montgomery County and Frederick County rescue crews freed a horse named Bravo on Sunday after it fell in an old cistern in Burtonsville.

At about 7:30 a.m., officials were called to 4700 Sandy Spring Rd., where they found a 2,000-pound horse trapped up to its neck in a hole. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer said rescuers dug a trench and extricated Bravo around 10:30 a.m.

Piringer published pictures and videos of the rescue on Twitter. In one of his tweets on Monday, Piringer said Bravo had a few cuts, but seemed to be okay.

Update - Sandy Spring Rd, Burtonsville horse rescue, Horse trapped in old cistern, @mcfrs trench rescue crews digging trench adjacent to where the horse is trapped, veterinarian on scene, horse seems fine pic.twitter.com/xiYJcVJStv
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 23, 2018

Update - Burtonsville, horse rescue, @mcfrs Technical Rescue Team making progress pic.twitter.com/Ml87QxmI9F
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 23, 2018

Update - Sandy Spring Rd., Burtonsville, 2000 pound horse has been extricated & removed From collapse cistern, veterinarian examining animal now, all seems ok pic.twitter.com/mGsPzv5BrI
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 23, 2018

12/23 @mcfrs Technical Rescue Team not horsing around, large (nearly 2k lb) horse extracted from an old underground cistern in Burtonsville, horse owners & veterinarian (both on scene) indicate horse is well & good (glad to be out of the hole) no or only minor injuries pic.twitter.com/9PeLKwEEii
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 23, 2018

DYK - Bravo (the rescued horse) has been in the movies & is somewhat of an equestrian celebrity at the Stables (‘The Underground Railroad’, Bravo played Harriet Tubman’s horse) Bravo continues his recovery & is doing fine according to his Veterinarian https://t.co/l50m2lCsxo
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) December 24, 2018

This isn't the first time the horse has been in front of a camera. According to Piringer, Bravo played Harriet Tubman's horse in a movie.

Images and videos via Montgomery County Fire Department