In pictures | They rescue this horse from a swimming pool in terror

A group of Hemmingford citizens made a heroic gesture when one of their men rescued a horse that had fallen into a swimming pool.

The story begins early this morning, when two horses belonging to a resident of the municipality located in Montérégie ran away from their owner.

“At 1:30 a.m. my dog ​​started barking,” says François Pouliot. Immediately, Verger Hemmingford’s owner called 911 to confirm that the horses did not cause the accident on nearby Route 202.

After the citizens took care of the animals, he and his wife went to bed. Around 8:30 a.m., one of the couple’s employees called for help after the hair fell into a neighbor’s pool.

“We all came together to help the horses […] “We’re a small community that helps each other,” Mr. Bouliot says.

Aided by volunteer firefighters and several neighbors, a group of citizens broke the ice, freed the horses and threw ropes to support them out of the water.

Photo courtesy of Stephanie Beauton

A horse has emerged from a fall pond in Hemingford on Friday morning.