A horse fell through a bridge and then fell on top of a rider Sunday afternoon, officials said.Rescue crews with the Hudson Fire Department were called to Wilder Davis Road, when the horse’s first hooves fell through a space in the bridge, officials said.While attempting to rescue the horse, it unexpectedly fell over onto the rider.The rider and a second person suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to the hospital.A front-loader was brought in to move the horse.A veterinarian tranquilized the horse so that the animal’s hooves could be removed and freed.The horse suffered minor injuries.The horse regained consciousness and was loaded onto a horse trailer and the bridge was patched.Hudson is in Penobscot County.

A horse fell through a bridge and then fell on top of a rider Sunday afternoon, officials said.

Rescue crews with the Hudson Fire Department were called to Wilder Davis Road, when the horse’s first hooves fell through a space in the bridge, officials said.


While attempting to rescue the horse, it unexpectedly fell over onto the rider.

The rider and a second person suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to the hospital.

Hudson Fire & Rescue / Tonja Ebel

A front-loader was brought in to move the horse.

A veterinarian tranquilized the horse so that the animal’s hooves could be removed and freed.

The horse suffered minor injuries.

The horse regained consciousness and was loaded onto a horse trailer and the bridge was patched.

Hudson is in Penobscot County.