Marek Slodkowski has 13 years under his belt in raising and caring for horses. But nothing prepared him for what happened to his horse, Freedom, on that fateful day. What you are about to see is a man’s love for his animal friend.
Freedom had fallen in a maintenance pit. The moment he saw her stuck, he ran off to get some hay so that he could throw them in the pit hoping that Freedom could use the hay as leverage to lift herself out. Except it didn’t work.
Marek went ahead and called the fire department.
Fire fighters came and after a quick huddle, they attempted to lift Freedom out with a rope. Now that’s a lot of guys using all their muscles to lift a horse out. Freedom proved to heavy and the pit was pretty tight.
Hour after hour went by and Freedom was getting tired.
“I’ve had horses for thirteen years. Never had anything happen like this before. I’m at a loss for ideas.”
The loss and panic in Slodkowski’s voice was apparent. He starts murmuring to Freedom that it will be okay. Even telling her,
“Don’t die. Don’t die.”
After what seemed like eternity for Marek, Freedom suddenly started moving. It looked like a sudden surge of adrenaline born from a Eureka! moment for the horse. Freedom starts lifting herself from the ground using her hind legs, trying to get her forelegs up and out of the darn pit.
She’s not called Freedom for nothing!
Marek runs out to call a friend of his, telling him that Freedom started moving again after he thought it was getting hopeless. The fire fighters follow the two men and soon position themselves on each end of the horse, trying to help her get out.
They give Freedom some room which she puts to good use finally getting her forelegs out of the pit. They work as a team, calling out instructions for each movement the horse makes. Progress!
Two men help Freedom position her foot out of the pit while another man calls for the ropes, instructing four men for each side of the horse.
They position the rope behind Freedom’s hind legs, almost near her butt, and as the horse muscled herself up and out of the pit, the men pulled together eventually aiding the trapped horse in finally getting out.
Freedom is free!
The men applaud each other for their efforts as Freedom walks through the door before taking off on a casual run. She was in that pit for a total of twelve hours. Freedom must have been exhausted!
But her spirit is too strong. She roams free again, happily running around a pasture in Poland.
High fives and handshakes for these incredible bunch of rescuers who never gave up on the trapped horse. A cold Ciechan sounds good right about now!
A relieved viewer says,
“They all did a great job at helping her out and what a beautiful mare she is!”
This beautiful mare is now running free once more all thanks to a group of men who put all their efforts together and worked as a team to liberate her. Freedom won’t forget them nor will she take Marek’s love for granted.
Watch this dramatic rescue in the video below!
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