Horse Rescued After Apparently Escaping Camp Fire by Jumping Into Backyard Pool

[Cattledog]

When Jeff Hill returned to his neighborhood in Paradise after evacuating during the Camp Fire, he came across a wayward horse -- in a backyard swimming pool. The horse appeared to have jumped in to escape the flames, and was caught in the pool cover.

He had been checking on a neighbor's house to see if it was still standing when he discovered the horse, Hill wrote in a Facebook post.

She appeared to have "given up and had the look of defeat in her eyes," he wrote.

Hill noted it was unclear how long she had been submerged in the cold water, as she was "shivering uncontrollably."

"We scrambled to unhook the pool cover and pulled her to the shallow end where we guided her up the steps," he wrote. The horse "got out, shook off, loved on us for a few minutes as a thank you, and walked off assuring that she was OK."

Pics and video at the link

https://ktla.com/2018/11/14/horse-found-shivering-uncontrollably-after-surviving-camp-fire-in-backyard-pool/

[SWBTATTReg]

1. Smart horse. Goes to show you that animals are smarter than a lot of people give them...

credit for. My dogs are constantly proving to me how smart they are constantly.

[montanacowboy]

2. Poor Thing

the animals are suffering so much in this also

[Bayard]

3. Smart horse!

Although from the background in the photos, it doesn't look like the area burned to the ground. Could be she was just trying to get a drink and fell in. Very glad she survived. I hate to think of how many have not, both domestic animals and wildlife.

[femmedem]

4. Or may not have recognized it wasn't solid while s/he was fleeing. n/t

[Bayard]

5. True that

Horses in a panic aren't known for good judgement. Witness some running back into a burning barn.