http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8iSYMkFO2A This was in October 31, 2006. After several heavy rainstorms, over a hundred horses were stranded on a small island of land surrounded by water well over 2 meters or six feet. The water also hidden barbed wire, broken bottles and other hazards that can injure, break legs or kill horses. 19 horses in three days died of exposure and exhaustion. Several boats tried to rescue the horses at first, but the boats got stuck in the sand. They did manage to rescue 20 horses that were trapped there, including the youngest foals. A few days after the flooding, the waters receded to 1 to 2 meters. Three to six feet, in desperation the government asked for volunteers on horseback to bring the horses to safety risking not only their own horses, but their own lives to bring these horses to dry ground. Four women volunteered and after the firefighters made a route, rode out on horseback to save the 100 horses trapped on the mini island. The video is showing the moments of the rescue.
That was absolutely beautiful. I am glad most of the horses were saved and I thank my fellow Dutch(wo)men. Weird that I haven't heard this had happened until now. Maybe because it was on my b-day xD
