A woman was treated for shock today after a horse she was riding became badly stuck in a cattle grid in Exeter.
Pennsylvania Road was closed near Stoke woods at 1:30pm today after the animal became stuck.
Police were requested to attend to slow down local traffic as it was further distressing the horse.
The horse was released by fire crews using hydraulic cutting equipment and then removed to a nearby field to recover.
Fire crews left the care of the incident in the hands of the owner..
The road has now been reopened.
