Betsy Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 I know we have some horse lovers on here, so I thought I would pass this along. I admit it, I cried when I watched it. It's a good cry like at the end of a movie when everything works out, only it's even better because it's Real Life, and not just a movie!! ------------------------------------------------- This is an amazing video! You may have heard about the herd of horses that were trapped for 3 days on a tiny piece of land in wind and rain in the Netherlands a short while ago? They were trapped on a small piece of land, surrounded by water. Their natural instincts kept them from swimming to solid land from their tiny perch. There were about 100 horses huddled together against the wind and water. The Nation was mesmerized watching this drama as 18 of the horses perished, while others were slowly weakening. First the fire department, then the Dutch army, tried to rescue them - both efforts were unsuccessful. Then, with a break in the weather, the water level went down and four women hatched a plan to attempt a rescue by luring the horses into the water. Here's a video of the successful rescue. http://video.google.nl/videoplay?docid=-4584913278289860160 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixie_Girl Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 WOW! That was sooooo dad-gum awesome! It looked like the ending of some great epic! And for those horses, it probly was! Thanks for sharing. Did my heart good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anda Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 I was wondering what happened to them, I remember seeing them on the news for a few days in a row, then nothing. I am so glad they all made it back ashore. Seeing them all march towards their salvation was so heartwarming!!! What smart women!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bailey44 Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 That gave me goosebumps! Wonderful story. Charlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK dog doc Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Excellent story, and I love that music. Anyone know the title/album? (Vangelis is credited for music, but that covers a lot of ground.....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Thanks so much for the link; that is a really nice video. Hector Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat's Dogs Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 That was amazing! Very cool!!! I was wondering about the music too....no idea what that song is called though - although I have heard it before... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maralynn Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 I saw this a few weeks ago posted on another forum - amazing!! The name of the song is "Conquest of Paradise". I have it on a CD of Olympic themed music titled "Summon the Heroes" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSmitty Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 I saw it on another forum, too. Ok, I'll admit it. I bawled like a baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK dog doc Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Thanks, Maralynn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becki's Boys Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 Thanks That was a wonderful video. I'm missing my horse so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon M Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 great video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartdog Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 What kinda sucks about the story behind that video, though, is that those horses are all be bred for slaughter.. I know someone who lives down the road from the farmer who owns them and they are all raised for meat.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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