Funny scene Thursday midday on the A86 motorway. Traffic was blocked for several tens of minutes because of… a horse. The animal, escaping from its enclosure, first wandered along the N 12, trotting in the middle of the tracks towards Paris. It miraculously did not cause any accidents.
Then, and for a mysterious reason, he rushed into the duplex of the A86 near Jouy-en-Josas (Yvelines), in the direction of Vaucresson. The narrowness of this “tube”, which has a ceiling height of 2.55 m and is not recommended for claustrophobics, did not discourage the horse, who entered it without fear, causing great mayhem. Alerted by motorists, rescuers and the road manager decided to close traffic in order to capture the horse safely.
Returned to its slightly injured owner
It was able to be calmed and then brought under control by the firefighters. He was only slightly injured, having slipped several times on the road. He was immediately returned to his owner who took him to a veterinarian.
The operation was managed by “general” firefighters. But the Yvelines departmental fire and rescue service (Sdis) has a cell specializing in the capture of various animals, from horses to tarantulas, including snakes and sheep. She is frequently called upon for delicate interventions.
On the night of February 9 to 10, these animal risk specialists saved a horse that had fallen into the swimming pool of a property near Rambouillet.