A coordinated helicopter operation involving multiple Northern California emergency response teams saved a horse that had become stuck high in the Granite Chief Wilderness in the Tahoe National Forest after its rider was tossed during the Tevis Cup endurance race on August 1.After a rider was bucked off during the annual 100-mile Tevis Cup endurance ride, the Butte County Sheriff’s Office reported that its helicopter unit responded to a call for a large animal rescue in the Granite Chief Wilderness on that day, KRCR reported. The horse became lost at an elevation of roughly 7,200 feet in difficult terrain that was unreachable by car or foot, according to the authorities. Responders were able to pinpoint the horse’s precise location because to a GPS device mounted on its saddle, according to the sheriff’s office.The North Valley Animal Disaster Group’s technical animal rescue members were transported to the area by the sheriff’s helicopter.The horse was evaluated, sedated, and placed in a specialist large-animal rescue harness after veterinarians and technical rescue personnel were airlifted to the area.
