Posted on 05/07/2010 2:26:54 PM PDT by JoeProBono
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Cathy Moreland was in Dallas when her Pennington Bend home was submerged to the gutters by floodwaters over the weekend. Her only thought was that her animals be saved.
Her brother, Judge Casey Moreland, and her son, Casey Weaver, made a desperate attempt: They got a dog out first, then moved on to Cathy Moreland's six horses. Three horses were saved, two died and one was missing.
Casey Moreland and Casey Weaver battled off snake after snake in the pitch-black, chest-high water, Nashville TV station WSMV reported.
Then, an old high school friend called Cathy Moreland and said she thought she saw her horse on TV, but nowhere near her house.
"I didn't want to get my hopes up because that was way too far," said Cathy Moreland. "Fourteen miles, I mean, that is a long way for a horse ... There's no way that that could be my horse."
But 14 miles away, there was Cole -- a few cuts scrapes and bruises, but otherwise healthy as a horse.
"I can't even describe it. I just sat there, just shaking," Cathy Moreland said.
She boated out, waded in and took Cole to safety.
"I hate about the ones that we did lose, but I'm thrilled at what we do have," she said.
Get a vet to give the horse a check up and maybe some booster shots because the flood waters were full of human sewage, animal fecal matter, oil, gasoline, and uncounted other chemicals.
Pretty horse, from that POV.
Whoa! That’s a great story! :-)
So glad the three horses were saved; heartbreaking about the ones who drowned. It’s as painful to lose a horse as it is to lose a good, well-loved dog. They’re so helpless and so beautiful.
except when they bite.
Dogs and cats bite, too. We don’t love them the less for it. The difference is, as a prey animal it’s not typical or natural for a horse to be aggressive toward humans.
Awesome.
Telethon thread, lots of you tube videos and photos, and links to earlier articles.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2508747/posts
I’ve heard of sea horses. But river horses? That’s a new one
For those with Face Book accounts Photos of the Navy Base in Millington.
http://www.facebook.com/NSAMidSouth
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.