Fire crews needed to use heavy equipment to help rescue the horse. (Image Credit: Melfort Fire & Rescue/Facebook)

By Cam Lee

Busy Wednesday

MFD responds to harrowing horse rescue, save horse stuck in mud pit

Sep 17, 2026 | 9:29 AM

Two very different, but nerve-wracking calls for the Melfort Fire Department on Wednesday.

The first call came in just after 7:30 a.m. for a horse stuck in a pit. Fire crews arrived to find a horse stuck in a mud pit, and it’s believed the animal was there for several hours and was exhausted upon their arrival.

Crews assembled a swing and tried to lift the horse out of the pit with a loader, but the animal slid out of the sling due to the muddy conditions and the horse panicking.

The department then dug a more gradual slope down into the pit, and the horse was guided and pulled out.

The animal is expected to make a full recovery.

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Crews give the exhausted horse a quick rinse after its scary ordeal. (Image Credit: Melfort Fire & Rescue/Facebook)

The department thanked neighbours for their help and equipment during the rescue.

Meanwhile, on later that same evening, crews were called out to an electrical fire on Regent St.

A meter-box on the side of the house was found to be arcing when they arrived, and members created a perimeter to keep people away from the hazard.

(Image Credit: Melfort Fire & Rescue/Facebook)

Crews controlled the spread of the fire with a fire extinguisher until SaskPower arrived and shut off the power. The remaining fire was put out when the power was cut.

No one was injured during the incident.

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cam.lee@pattisonmedia.com

by Cam Lee

MFD responds to harrowing horse rescue, save horse stuck in mud pit

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