Horse pulled to safety after being stuck in ditch at Summertown Summertown CFS volunteer Rob Smith comforts a horse stuck in a ditch in a paddock at Summertown. Photo: Calum Robertson Source: News Limited A HORSE has been pulled to safety after it became entangled in fencing and stuck in a ditch at Summertown this afternoon. Concerned neighbour John Dewar phoned emergency services when he noticed the horse in distress in a paddock over his back fence just after midday. Country Fire Service volunteers freed the horse from fencing wire and checked for injury before helping the animal to its feet. Mr Dewar said the horse must have slipped on the soft ground in the paddock. Rob Smith and local John Dewar during the rescue. Photo: Calum Robertson "There are three horses in the paddock and they often just lean on the fence while they are eating," he said. They were able to cut it from the wire pretty quickly but it was lying there in the ditch for a while. The horse is helped back on to its feet. And it's up. Sort of - the horse is steadied by Rob. The horse gets to know its hero. Everything's OK - the horse goes off for a run.