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Picture 1: Poor Frankie. Picture 2: Stephanie Richardson (City of Concord), John Caldwell (City of Concord) and Todd Goolsby (Pike Road Department). Picture 3: Melissa Fulton, DVM.
CONCORD - Frankie’s day did not start well. When the four year old Appaloosa gelding did not show up for morning feeding his owners began searching the property. What they found was both unnerving and unbelievable.
Frankie was wedged in a creek bed, up to his belly and chest in mud with his head inside a metal culvert. Quick action by the owners set a rescue mission in motion.
Personnel from Pike County Animal Control, Pike County Fire Department, the City of Concord, Pike County Road Department, Pike County Sheriff’s Department and Dr. Melissa Fulton of Fulton Equine Clinic worked diligently to free Frankie and move him to a safe location.
This rescue had a happy ending! Photos and article courtesy of the Pike County Fire Department.
Picture 4: FF Jeff McDonald, Dr. Melissa, FF Larry Gaddy, John Caldwell, Tanya Perkins (Animal Control), SFF Anita Neath, PCSO Deputy Coffer. Photo Credits: Stephanie Richardson. Picture 5: Dr. Melissa, FF Jeff McDonald and City of Concord Mayor John Strickland. Picture 6: FF Larry Gaddy, FF Jeff McDonald and Frankie. Picture 7: Frankie and Dr. Melissa.
