October 21, 2008: Horsetree

[xoxoxoBruce]

When impress post this picture in the WTF thread, I figured it was a photoshop job.


But Neatorama points to this Telegraph story.

The horse, called Gracie, was unable to free itself and could have been in danger were it not for a passer-by who was able to come to the rescue after he heard the horse whinnying .

Jason Harschbarger, a neighbour in the town of Pullman, West Virginia, USA, arrived at the scene which resembled the image of Winnie the Pooh getting stuck in the honey tree.

Mr Harschbarger collected his tools and was able to carefully set the horse free by using a chainsaw to slowly cut the wood around its neck.

However, before he did so, he was able to take a few photographs.

Fortunately for Gracie, she was able to escape her ordeal with only a few minor injuries and, according to Mr Harschbarger, is on the road to recovery.

If Gracie wasn't freaked enough by getting her head stuck in a tree, the chainsaw must have really blown her mind.