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Pearblossom, California-AP -- Firefighters in California were able to figure out what to do with a septic tank full of Budweiser.

In this case, Budweiser was a horse. A three-thousand-pound Clydesdale, to be exact. And he got stuck in an abandoned septic tank near Los Angeles yesterday when his hind end broke through a plywood covering and a layer of dirt.

It took firefighters and animal control officers more than three hours to hoist the horse out of the muddy hole. The horse was unhurt.

During the rescue ordeal, the horse waited calmly with his head and front legs stuck out of the hole, munching on carrots and getting cool sprays from a garden hose. Firefighters stroked his throat.

Building and safety officials say the septic tank should have been sealed.

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