COMMENT 297905P
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2012-07-15 07:22 PM |
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What's the story, please?
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D8VANILLA
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2012-07-15 07:51 PM |
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That was soooo awful. Is the horse with the injured hoof, going to be OK? Probably lucky there wasn't more severe injuries... Keep us posted.
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COMMENT 297918
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2012-07-15 07:55 PM |
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amazing work by the rescue team....prayers for the family and horses
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FLICKA
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2012-07-16 06:57 AM |
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My guess is, if the hoof was ripped off the poor horse will be put down. How horrible!! Beautiful palamino, owners must be devestated. Makes me feel so sad.
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COMMENT 297943P
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2012-07-16 07:32 AM |
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What were they doing going so fast as to be in the inside lane against the guard rail?? Trucks are so big nowdays they can pull loaded trailers at top speeds (I'm routinely passed by trailers doing 75 on 101). This is so dangerous to everyone. They go 20 mph OVER their speed limit yet are never ticketed. I drive 250 mile a week on 101 and in 20 years have never seen a trailer stopped for speeding (or anything else, including dragging chains). That poor horse--relying on the humans to keep it safe--can you imagine the PAIN?
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COMMENT 297944P
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2012-07-16 07:33 AM |
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Drove by this as the tow trucks from Olivera's were organizing the clean up. Dismayed to read the injured horse may have to be put down; awful shame. Hope we get an update....
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COMMENT 297952
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2012-07-16 07:50 AM |
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Tow truck drivers are overlooked heros. They have a dangerous job and are always on the scene to assist.
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COMMENT 297957
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2012-07-16 08:10 AM |
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Agree with 943 here. I see far too many people hauling trailers of all kinds passing me while I'm doing 65 to 70.
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COMMENT 297964P
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2012-07-16 08:24 AM |
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it's true 952, i often think of them in a negative way because of the costs associated with a towed and stored vehicle (i had one towed "by accident" once- DMV misfiled paperwork- and it still cost me an arm and a leg). however, when it hits the fan they're there to help clean up the messes we make. we shouldn't assume the driver was speeding, a blow out on the trailer could have sent the truck across the lanes. speeding while towing a trailer full of live animals would be a moronic thing to do, i'll give this guy the benefit of the doubt. hope the horse pulls through!
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RLMCDON
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2012-07-16 08:48 AM |
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Hope the horses pull through! Poor guys!
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FLICKA
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2012-07-16 09:23 AM |
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Tow truck drivers are heros when you need them, however, their jobs have become easier. I have a friend whose job for Woods Garage (lower State St.), in the 1950s, was not only to take vehicles from accidents but he had to pull the bodies out first.
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COMMENT 298005
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2012-07-16 10:00 AM |
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OP, I gotta say I think I could've done without some of these graphic pictures. What was the purpose of including them? The story was enough. At least there should've been a warning at the start.
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COMMENT 298009P
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2012-07-16 10:08 AM |
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OP, I gotta say the """"graphic"""" (emphasis on the quotes) pictures really made the story that much more complete. If someone clicks a story that says, in the title, horse **rescue** (implying they need help for some reason...hmm could it be an injury? How many other reasons are there to rescue a horse from the freeway?) AND [pics] well...I don't know what they're expecting. Besides that, it's the very last photo on the page!!!
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COMMENT 298015
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2012-07-16 10:15 AM |
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People towing livestock should be super-duper careful. Those animals did not ask to be in that trailer. I've cared for horses for over 30 years. They are very easily frightened and depend on their humans to keep them safe. The photos made me tear up. Hooves are like fingernails, they grow. If there is no injury to the foot tissue or foot bones, she may be able to successfully grow a new hoof. Let's hope.
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ANIMALLISTNER
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2012-07-16 12:02 PM |
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Animal Rescue Team here: We will try to answer the qustions that seem appropriate. First off, the horse will live, and recover from the hoof injury. The long recovery will be about a year as the hoof grows back. Think of losing a fingernail. The driver was not speeding. There was another incident further south on the 101 that slowed traffic abruptly. The pick up truck towing the horse trailer was on the down slop. Traffic in front of the driver stopped suddenly. The driver avoided smashing into the cars in front of him, striking the head of a metal guard rail. The couple were VERY distraught over their pets, as was every passerby, and our entire team.
The horses are in the best possible place and care one could ever wish for. For more info. on the crash please call the CHP. Thank you, ART, Inc.
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COMMENT 298083
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2012-07-16 12:50 PM |
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ART, Thank you for clarifying on the cause of the accident. While it is true that many folks pulling trailers can act unsafe, many horse folks are more cautious. Not all, but most. Which is more than I can say for folks in sporty little cars... Also, I have to say that a lot of people in cars are idiots - they whip in and out around vehicles who are towing, slam on their brakes, and act as if a truck with trailer is the same as a small car. Please remember if you are driving in a lane with a trailer, they will need as much as 10 times the stopping distance as you, depending on the type of trailer, if livestock are involved, etc., and if you cut in close on their front, or slam on your brakes you are endangering a lot of lives! I really hope they are able to save that mare, horrific injury! Glad to hear the owners are going to make the effort.
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COMMENT 298156
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2012-07-16 03:25 PM |
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083...very well put, thank you. I hope everyone who reads your comment will heed your advice. Thanks again to Julia and ART, Dr. Herthel and his team, and all else involved. Glad to hear the horse will be ok eventually.
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