Astra the horse is saved in dramatic quicksand type rescue in Australia
A race against the tide: Bravery of a young mother Nicole Graham who stayed by her horse’s side for three hours after getting trapped in mud ”like quicksand’
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A horse called Astra was minutes away from drowning in quicksand was saved in a dramatic rescue early today Wednesday.
Nicole Graham and her daughter, Paris, were riding along a beach in Melbourne, Australia when their horses got stuck in the muddy sands.
The woman managed to dig her daughter’s horse free but her horse, Astro, was stuck.
Nicole stayed by Astro’s side for three hours until rescuers pulled him from the sands with ropes and a big tractor.
She said, “It was heartbreaking to see my horse struggling. He is so well trained, he knew I would get him out so he didn’t fight.”
Afterwards Astro was treated to bread and jam and a massage to help him recover.
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