When grandson David takes Kacey outside, he generally walks around our property several times. This morning he saw Vixen, a horse in the pasture behind our house, caught in barbed wire. He couldn’t see any way to free her, so he called me on the phone. You might guess, my first thought was to get a photo. He sent it to me, and I shared it with neighbor Joyce., whose property also borders the pasture. I couldn’t see the wires until I put it on the computer screen after the crisis had passed.
While waiting, David took a second shot. Joyce enjoys those horses as much as we do, but she had no contact to call. David said Vixen had one foot on our land.
David called an anonymous neighbor who came right over. He grew up on a farm and is comfortable around big animals. “Anon” persuaded Vixen to back up so that he could untangle the wires. Soon she was free and went to the shed on the hill where she could get hay to eat. “Anon” continued working with the barbed wire, getting it off the ground and reconnected to the rickety gate. His face has been blurred in the photo. He observed that Vixen might have been there for hours, judging by the amount of manure on the ground. We were all relieved that the horse was finally free.
Mehrling Muse 
Wow! So very
Proud of David and thanks to Anon for getting her freed!
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Bless you David.
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Poor horsey, bless David and “Anon”!
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I guess we need to thank Kacey, too. David would never have been behind the house on a rainy morning if he didn’t have a dog to walk.
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True!
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I’m sure Vixen will be kicking up her hoofs in joy! Good eye on David!
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Thank heavens for kindness. Thanks David and Anon.Hugs
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So glad they were able free it.
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Such a blessing you were all there to help!
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The horse could have gone unnoticed for a day or so if David didn’t walk the dog.
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KC and David are heroes!!
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Phew, I bet Vixen was happy to be freed and great work by Anon, David & Kacey! Barbed wire can be nasty and I used to see sheep caught up in this while living in Yorkshire.
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The pasture owners should repair their fences. No one else pays attention to them. We had cows in our yard several times because of a gap. Anon helped shoo them back several years ago. Life in the country can be exciting!
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Good stuff, David & all. Too many animals left abused these days. Glad to read this.
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Kacey was left in a crate much of the time and hit with a broomstick. She began to trust the people who rescued her, and now we are earning her trust. I think the owners of the horses come by to check on them regularly. They would have rescued Vixen eventually.
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Oh that poor horse. I wonder why it didn’t call out? I would think you would have heard it if you did. You have the best neighbors! So glad you all saw it and worked together to free that lucky, beautiful horse.
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David would have heard a horse’s cry for help. His hearing is much more acute than mine. Vixen was silent.
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Aww, poor horse. Not a fan of barbed wire just for this reason.
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Barbed wire should be inspected from time to time, too. If someone had pulled the wires taut, the house would not have stepped in the middle of it.
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Yay David. Good job, seeing and solving a problem. As for Vixen she’s one lucky horsey.
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So glad to hear the horse is okay. We once were in a similar situation while visiting in Jamaica. Goats are allowed to roam freely there, and while walking we came upon one with a leg tangled in a loose strand of barbed wire. Every time it pulled against it the wire seemed to go deeper. We unwound the wire. The animal was alongside another goat that was standing free, after we removed the wire, it just stayed put. Its leg was injured and bleeding from the wire. We hoped we did the right thing as there was no one around to notify.
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Surely you did the right thing in those circumstances!
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I hope so. 🤔
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I seem to miss whose horse this is. How dreadful that she was caught like this and how wonderful that David happened upon her.
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The pasture that borders our backyard is rented to owners of the two horses. The renters live nearby, or at least a short car ride away. None of us in the neighborhood have a phone number for them.
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I wouldn’t want to have horses that aren’t right by where I live or else in a stable. Seems a recipe for trouble as you saw.
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Poor Vixen! Glad David was able to notice what was going on.
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Thank goodness David saw Vixen and was able to get help and rescue this poor horse. Thank goodness it is okay. Too bad the kind man wanted to remain anonymous.
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He does lots of good things for people, but maybe he just likes to keep a low profile.
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That’s nice – he doesn’t want people fawning over him and making a big deal of his doing good deeds for others.
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Great work all!
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I’m glad this story had a happy ending. My dad was always checking his fences for this very reason. It’s terrible when a horse (or any animal) gets caught up in barbed wire. Good for David for noticing and finding help.
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Team work!
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Good team work got Vixen home. God bless Anon. Please update us on Vixen’s status. Hopefully, he wasn’t too traumatized.
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Vixen walked away from the barbed wire and didn’t look back. We subsequently saw her grazing as if nothing traumatic had happened. It’s good she had sense enough to stand still while entangled in the wire.
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Thanks for the additional information. I was feeling so bad for Vixen. Sounds like she’s a smart girl and doing well. Yay!
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Those of us who live next to the pastures enjoy watching the horses and the donkey. I don’t think an animal would be in dire straits very long before someone would notice.
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