Horseback Rider Delivers Medicine After Flooding Closed Road in VT (video)

[Kadie]

The Williams River flooded Route 103 in Rockingham, Vermont, closing the road. This horseback rider rode through the flood water to deliver a bag of medicine, and then went back across.

video at link...

http://www.barnmice.com/video/horseback-rider-delivers-medicine-in-hurricane-irene

[Hawkowl]

1. Horses rock!

I have wto of these SUV's!

[hamsterjill]

2. Heroes, both of them!!!

Wow, my heart swelled with pride to see this cowboy in action!!! The horse is amazing!!!

[Larkspur]

3. It was interesting watching the trucks watch the horse cross the raging river

The horse didn't have to worry about its engine stalling.

[swilton]

15. or greenhouse gas emissions!

[CottonBear]

4. What a great team: the horse trusts his rider and the rider trusts his horse!

My own mare would probably not be so brave.

[PearliePoo2]

5. Terrific!

Even though I knew this was going to turn out ok, I was STILL nervous watching it!
Horse and rider, heroes indeed....I think I have somethng in my eye.

[Cronus Protagonist]

6. I hope it was Medicinal Cannabis

I would find that rather amusing somehow....

[jwirr]

7. The Pony Express is back.

[Peregrine Took]

8. I was hoping there would be a cheering crowd waiting for them - with sugar

and an apple!!

[Lorien]

9. I hope that the horse got an extra bag of oats, some carrots and an apple

after that, it had to be scary for him or her!

[Lorien]

10. Back in the late 1940's the was a massive snow storm in Northern Ohio. My late father

who was just a child at the time, rode his horse Dolly through miles of massive snow drifts to bring his neighbors food and medicine. The weather conditions lasted for a couple of weeks and by the time it began to thaw my dad was known as a hero throughout the County. That was one of the fondest memories of his childhood.

[cali]

11. what a fantastic story!

cheers to your dad.

[CottonBear]

14. Wow! Dolly and your father were heros!

What a wonderful story! :)

[malaise]

16. Lovely story

and an even lovelier memory of your dad :D

[Kadie]

18. Wonderful story.

Thank you for sharing. :)

[malaise]

12. I love people who can adapt

Vermont folks rock!! It is all about community!!

[blogslut]

13. Did I mention that I missed you?

:loveya:

[Kadie]

19. You did.

And thank you. It is nice to know.

:hug:

[MineralMan]

17. Shared that on my Facebook page. nt