Horse stuck in tree

[Jenn]

Comment: Can you imagine coming home to this?

The young filly needed to be freed from the tree after curiosity got the
better of it and it wedged its head between separate sections of the
trunk.

The horse, called Gracie, was unable to free itself and could have been in
danger were it not for a passer-by who was able to come to the rescue
after he heard the horse whinnying.

Jason Harschbarger, a neighbor in the town of Pullma, WV arrived at the
scene which resembled the image of Winnie the Pooh getting stuck in the
honey tree.

Mr. Harschbarger collected his tools and was able to carefully set the
horse free by using a chainsaw to slowly cut the wood around its neck.

However, before he did so, he was able to take a few photographs.

Fortunately for Gracie, she was able to escape her ordeal with only a few
minor injuries and, according to Mr. Harschbarger, is on the road to
recovery.

Following his rescue operation, Mr. Harschbarger told a local television
station: 'She has a few cuts on her face and ear.

'Last I heard her jaw was a little dislocated but I think it is healing up and
she can eat on her own again.'

It remains unclear why Gracie put her head into the gap.

[One-Fang]

Aw, poor thing!

I *really* don't think a chain saw was an appropriate tool though.

[Eddylizard]

Here's a fuller accout. It seems like the chainsaw was the second resort.

These look like two totally different pictures. The shadows are very different and I can't find any one thing that can be used as a "landmark" from one picture to the next. I can't imagine the odds of this happening twice though. Maybe "Gracie" was a sarcastic name for the horse.

[TripleAAA]

Poor thing!

[Jay Temple]

Ah. I wondered how a horse even climbed a tree, let alone ...