NKY first responders worked for over 2 hours to rescue horse stuck in pond [Video]

CAMPBELL COUNTY, Ky. — First responders in Campbell County labored for over two hours Friday morning to save a horse stuck in sludge at a pond, the county Office of Emergency Management announced on social media.

The Facebook post showed the horse, covered in mud and stuck in the sludge nearly up to its back.

“After over two hours of intense, muddy work, the horse was finally safely extracted thanks to the incredible teamwork of multiple agencies,” reads the social media post.

The pond was near Owl Creek Road in Campbell County, officials said.

The post says the horse was exhausted and every second counted to ensure the animal was pulled from the pond safely.

However, unlike the iconic scene in the movie The NeverEnding Story that traumatized many a child in the 1980s, this horse was successfully freed from muck by dozens of helping hands.

First responders for several …