Here’s a clip of an amazing horse rescue in The Netherlands. The following text is transcribed directly from the video (spelling and all):
Rescue many horses the Netherlands
Noveber 3th, 2006
Length: 6 min. and 36 sec.
Music: VangelisOctober 31th: More than one hundred horses were surprised by a heavy storm in the northern part of the Netherlands. 18 horses drowned, the rest of them got stuck on a very small island. People feared for the lives of many more horses. The first rescue attempt with the use of a boat failed because the boat got stuck into the sand. Things didn’t look good.
In the mean time the horses got desperate, and were fed by the use of a boat. Then, with a bit of luck, the water resided a bit. This was the perfect change for an unique different approach. A small group of women with horses would try to lure the more than one hundred horses to make the crossing.
November 3th, 14:00, the rescue begins. Is this going to be a success or a drama were more horses will drown?
Again from the video:
Although 18 horses died a few days earlier, it really became a happy ending, all the horses made it to dry land!
9 responses so far ↓
1 Josh // Jan 31, 2007 at 7:13 pm
what is the title of the Vangelis song used in this video?
2 jdroth // Jan 31, 2007 at 7:26 pm
Josh, I believe it’s the main theme from the film 1492 — Conquest of Paradise.
3 dino // Feb 2, 2007 at 6:51 pm
what happened to all of these horses after they got saved???
4 eva marduel // Mar 18, 2007 at 7:44 am
it was so famous so cool so good i love the horses and that was realy realy fantastique
5 alda // Mar 23, 2007 at 2:51 pm
Living in New Zealand,for 42 years,We are still very much interested in what happen in Holland.
The hores video,is out of this world.I,need tisues every time I watch the video.
I only wish that I could put it on a disc to keep for always.
Alda
6 brandy // May 15, 2007 at 1:57 pm
I loved this story it was so happy and sad! I am sharing it my work and my children are sharing it in school. My daughter wanted to know whar happened to the horses after they where free?
Thanks
7 Brandy // May 15, 2007 at 1:58 pm
This is such a great video. I am sending it to all my friends! What happend next? Where dod the horses go?
Thanks
8 Equus // Dec 2, 2007 at 12:15 pm
this video with the vangelis song seems no longer available. does anybody still have it?
9 Betsy Yaron // Feb 12, 2008 at 8:06 am
How do I get to see this video with the music? I saw it when it first was on the internet. Now I can’t get it.
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