Abergavenny fire crews rescue horse from swimming pool

Crews in South Wales Fire and Rescue Service have spent the past week battling fires across 400 hectares of grass across the South Wales area - but crews from Abergavenny and Merthyr were sent to a very different incident at the weekend when they were called to rescue a horse in Llanover.

Crews from Abergavenny and Merthyr were called to rescue a horse, called Cheeky, stuck in a swimming pool.

Firefighters drained the pool and used timber and hay bales to make an escape platform. It was neigh bother to rescue Cheeky, who was unharmed after the unscheduled dip 🐴 pic.twitter.com/CAk3vEqnOH

— South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (@SWFireandRescue) March 29, 2022

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The horse, named Cheeky, decided to take a dip in a swimming pool - and got stuck.

The crews got to work with draining the pool and creating makeshift steps out of hay bales and timber before coaxing the horse back out of the pool.

Thankfully, Cheeky was unharmed.

A spokeswoman for South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said: "At approximately 10.58am on Sunday, March 20, 2022, we received reports of an animal rescue on Llanvair Grange Road in Llanover.

"Crews from Abergavenny and Merthyr Tydfil Stations attended the scene where a horse was stuck in an outdoor swimming pool.

"Firefighters drained the swimming pool and utilised bays of hay and timber to rescue the horse from the pool.

"A stop message was received at approximately 12.19pm."