PREVIEW

Emergency personnel from the Magdeburg fire department pull the life-size, 250-kilogram horse dummy "Pedro" out of a horse trailer during a training session. Trainer Nora Hoffmann is on the left. The emergency services of Magdeburg's professional fire department are currently practicing rescuing large animals from emergencies. Such operations are not an everyday occurrence. Possible scenarios include a cow in a slurry pit or a horse trailer involved in an accident on a road.