The horse was stuck in a puddle close to High Street. Image: Google street view
A horse was put down after getting trapped in a puddle.
Donna, a 21-year-old horse, was stuck in the muddy water for more than two hours before being released by Garston and Hatfield's water rescue services.
The rescue teams were called to the scene, just off Bedmond High Street, at around 11am this morning.
1/2 Hatfield's Water Rescue and Large Animal Rescue unit mobilised this afternoon to a horse in a muddy puddle in Abbots Langley
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Garston Fire Service watch commander Chris Merritt said: “This was quite a protracted incident, and one that sadly didn’t have a happy ending.
"The poor horse was on its side when we arrived, and in a bad way. Unfortunately, the owner had to make the decision to put her to sleep.”
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