Fire crews rescue horse trapped in ditch near Hook

A local vet sedated Totti before a crane was used to lift him out of the ditch

Fire crews were involved in a three-hour operation to rescue a horse that had become trapped in a muddy ditch.

It is believed Totti, a Holsteiner horse, became spooked by a pheasant, causing him to fall into the ditch at a farm near Hook, Hampshire.

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Fire & Rescue Service crews from Basingstoke, Winchester and Overton were called to Newnham Lane at 08:00 GMT on Friday.

A local vet sedated Totti, 24, before a crane was used to lift him out.

The fire service said the horse was "now doing well and is back in his stable".

The fire service said the operation to save 24-year-old Totti took about three hours

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