A missing
horse was rescued from a deep ravine in Redmond after a horse communicator
helped locate her.
Seattle Times, Brian M. Rosenthal, Seattle Times staff reporter, May 28 2013
Emergency
workers rescued Gemma the
horse from a 70-foor ravine near Redmond.
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Officials
executed a difficult horse rescue on Tuesday, lifting an 800-pound Norwegian
fjord out of a deep Redmond ravine without any injuries.
But the
most incredible part, says the stable’s owner, is how caretakers found the
horse — with the help of a telepathic animal communicator.
Gemma, a
4-year-old with a history of escaping and other behavior problems, apparently
got out of her stall at the Saddle Rock Stables, in the 24000 block of
Northeast 115th Street, and slipped 70 feet into a steep ravine nearby before
settling on a ledge.
Owner
Barbara Linstedt said caretakers searched for her for hours before getting
connected to acclaimed horse communicator Joan Ranquet on Monday night.
Ranquet
apparently communicated via telepathy with Gemma and determined she was in a
tight space near shrubbery and could hear road noise and water, Linstedt said.
Linstedt
knew that meant the shelf in the ravine.
She and the
others looked there and immediately saw Gemma.
Rescuers
waited until the morning to move in.
They got
the horse out Tuesday afternoon by putting a helmet and harness on her, setting
up pulleys and pulling her up.
About 60
rescuers from nine state agencies and nonprofits participated in the effort, which
was led by the Washington State Animal Response Team.
Gemma was
reportedly doing well Tuesday night.
“It’s
amazing,” Linstedt said. “It’s an absolute miracle that we found her and got
her out.”
Brian M.
Rosenthal: 206-464-3195 or brosenthal@seattletimes.com. On Twitter
@brianmrosenthal
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