Horse rescued from Moolap pit

A horse has been rescued from a concrete pit by a specialist crew ... and it’s not the first animal to get stuck there.

Fire crews worked to rescue a horse trapped in a pit at Moolap.

A horse has been rescued from a deep water-filled pit inside a shed in Moolap after an hours-long operation to free the animal on Monday morning.

Emergency services said they had also pulled a camel from the same concrete trench in 2022.

On Monday, firefighters spent four hours working to free the 350kg horse after calls to triple-0 were made about 3am.

Country Fire Authority commander Gavin Fitzgerald said crews were called to the Chipperfield Drive property when the owner found the distressed horse stuck in the pit.

“Crews from Leopold CFA arrived first to discover an approximately 350kg horse had fallen through a timber plate (into a) mechanical pit full of water,” he said.

“So CFA and FRV attempted to remove the horse unsuccessfully.”

Fire crews worked to rescue a horse trapped in a pit at Moolap.

Mr Fitzgerald said a specialist heavy animal rescue team from Arthurs Creek was called in to assist.

“They sent a response team forward to check the animal, who was stressed but stable,” he said.

The horse was finally freed just after 7.30am and was believed to be in a stable condition.

A neighbour said he heard the horse crying about 3am.

An image of a camel reportedly trapped in the same pit in 2022.

He described the incident as distressing and said a camel had fallen into the same pit in 2022.

“It’s not the first time,” he said.

“The owner got it out on her own that time.

“I have horses myself and I’m just distressed for the animals.”

Originally published as Horse rescued from Moolap pit