A sizable 17-year-old Clydesdale draught horse fell into a muddy quagmire in a Kansas ravine on Tuesday, May 2, and required rescuing from Butler County Animal Response Team (BuCART) members.
Amid drought conditions throughout large parts of the state, lakes and waterways have become soupy mud hazards for livestock seeking reprieve from the dryness and heat.
That would include Chrome, the 17-year-old Clydesdale who lives on a property in Sedgwick County, discovered in a predicament by his owner at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
The impressive, 2,300-pound draught horse fell into a dried-up lake and became trapped. With two-thirds of Chrome’s body sunken into thick mud, his owner, Matt Menges, called for help….