In Ohio there is a horse stranded on a cliff and the rescue is underway. There is more information on WPXI.com plus video and pictures.


POWHATAN POINT, Ohio -- Animal rescue crews are gathered near Powhatan Point Friday, working to save a horse stuck on a cliff, on a hillside along Route 7.

The rescue crews are waiting for a group out of Maryland that specializes in large animal rescue. No one at the scene has the proper equipment to get to the horse that?s been stranded since Thursday afternoon.

The Emergency Management Agency, members of an equine association and a veterinarian all arrived to try and save the horse.

A member of Frog Pond Farm in Cambridge said that the horse has probably never been handled.

Once the large animal rescue group arrives, they plan to secure lines at the top of the hill and propel down to the horse.

"Our hopes are to be able to catch the horse, tranquilize the horse, secure him in a sling and on a board and then they're going to get him down to the next full tier," said Lisa Gordon of Frog Pond Farm.

Rescue crews hope that will allow them to get to a grassy, more stable area along the hilltop.

The horse is believed to have been stuck since Thursday.

Once the horse is safe, animal rescuers said they want to get to several other horses living in an open area at the top of the hill so this doesn't happen again.

Thanks for the story Beryl! I hope they get this horse off the cliff without any problems, and the other horses that are on the top, I hope they get them to safety.

I do too and this was breaking news at 5 pm

update please.

The horse is off the cliff they did not have to rescue it. Some time during the night it made its way up to the top.
Will see if I can find anything on it on line

This is what i found on line

POWHATAN POINT, Ohio -- A horse stranded on a cliff on Friday, across the Pennsylvania border in Ohio, is back at the top of the cliff and safe.

Animal rescue crews, including the Emergency Management Agency and a veterinarian, gathered on a hillside along Route 7 in Powhatan Point where they worked to save the horse.

A member of Frog Pond Farm in Cambridge said the horse had probably never been handled.

Rescue workers dug foot holds into the cliff on Friday, and it's believed the horse may have used them to climb back up sometime late Friday or early Saturday.

Animal crews are hoping to rescue several other horses living that live in the same area as the once stranded horse to ensure a similar incident doesn't happen again.

Hope they can get all the horses so this does not happen again

That is amazing!

wpxi.com announced this am that the owner of the horse plus the ones on top of the hill above the ledge will be charged. When I find more info I will post

Thanks Beryl! I'm glad they got them all to safety, especially the one that was on the cliff.

I'm glad they are safe and sound.

I have not found anything else yet but I hope they go after that owner.

Still talking about charging the owner he has been in trouble before.

I hope they do.