The Southern Ladies Aside team is counting itself lucky after an accident involving one of their horses and a Secret Service truck.
Mouse, an Appaloosa ridden by Deb Fuller, was just entering the parade route when an opening car door spooked him.
Instead of spinning, Mouse backed up right into a truck! The gelding slid his hind leg between the bumper and the vehicle and was trapped. Workmen had to take the truck apart to free him. Veterinarians arrived on the scene immediately and sedated the horse.
The vets were able to get Mouse in the horse ambulance and back to the equestrian center where they determined that nothing was broken although he did need a few stitches.
(AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)
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