This was the moment a drowning horse was rescued from a pond.<br /><br />Deputies at Alachua County Sheriff's Office along with fire rescue teams responded to a call about a horse drowning in a retention pond in Gainesville, Florida, USA, on April 9. <br /><br />Responders who attended the scene dived into the pond to hold the horse and keep its head above water to prevent it from drowning.<br /><br />The remaining responders created a harness out of a six-inch-wide strap which they attached to a winch that they had brought with them.<br /><br />Everyone got into position and pulled the horse out of the water, lodging a red stretcher under the horse to help it slide out.<br /><br />The horse was later reunited with its owner with no injuries.
