Pencil the horse rescued from icy Kentucky pond

[February 06, 2009]  NEWPORT, Ky. (AP) -- Pencil the walking horse is back at home after being rescued from an icy pond in northern Kentucky where he was stuck for more than an hour.

The Kentucky Enquirer reported that it took nearly 40 firefighters, including members of the Northern Kentucky Large Animal Rescue Team, to get the horse out Wednesday.

Pencil's owner, Doug Oldiges, said the horse might have gone to the pond looking for water to drink because the heater on his water trough had stopped working.

Oldiges said a veterinarian will monitor Pencil to make sure the horse has no continuing effects from the incident.

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Information from: The Kentucky Enquirer, http://www.enquirer.com/

[Associated Press]

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