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Members of the Riverside County Fire Department spent Easter Sunday saving a horse named Conquistador who got himself stuck in the mud.
The Caballero horse was trapped in the mud for nearly 24 hours along the Santa Ana River in California before rescuers came to his aid.
According to KTLA 5, the fire department responded to a call at 2700 block of Shadow Canyon Circle in Eastvale at around 1:40 pm yesterday.
An animal rescue team in Norco was also brought to the scene to help rescue Conquistador - and the horse was safely flown out of the muddy area via helicopter.
The Riverside County Fire Department responded to a call on Easter after a horse named Conquistador was found stuck in mud at the Santa Ana River
Conquistador was stuck in the mud for nearly 24 hours before he was rescued by the fire department, CAL FIRE, and a RCFD helicopter
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Conquistador's rider was found uninjured by officials shortly before 4:30 pm.
The incident began after two riders lost control of their horses, one of them being Conquistador and his owner.
'My husband and his friend were riding the horses last night. Both of them got spooked...,' one of the rider's wives Diana Solis told "KCAL News.
'They've been looking for the horses since last night.'
It's unclear what may have spooked the horses, but
