When a horse tumbled into a ditch it couldn’t get out of in freezing temperatures Sunday, several northeastern Colorado agencies responded to rescue the frightened animal.
The Ault-Pierce Fire Department, Eaton Fire Protection District, Windsor Severance Fire Rescue, Banner Health Ambulance, and the Weld County Sheriff’s Office all braved freezing temperatures to safely extract the stranded horse.
It took three hours, some sedatives, and a tractor — a lot of horsepower for one horse…