SHERBORN, Mass. -- A horse fell through a pool cover into frigid water Wednesday.
When Wendy Lewis returned home from the gym she found her 11-year-old horse Spider in the deep end of her swimming pool
The horse had gotten out of his barn, walked through an open gate, and fell right through a pool cover that is supposed to be able to support the weight of an elephant.
Because the water was frozen, Spider couldn't move when he fell into the pool.
It took firefighters close to 30 minutes to get the animal out of the icy water.
"I thought that he was going to die. He was making such awful sounds," Lewis said. "He was in distress."
Firefighters were able to get in the pool and cut the ice making it possible for the horse to move. He then walked right out of the pool.
He only suffered a few cuts. Lewis used heaters and hair dryers to help Spider warm up.
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