Donald and Jane own 23 shire horses on their farm in the United Kingdom. Two of the horses, a 16-year-old mare named Beatrice and an 11-year-old stallion named Beau, have been stablemates for years.

Recently, Beatrice collapsed in her steady from extreme abdominal pain. The longer she used to be incapacitated, the increased the danger of death from organ failure.

For the subsequent six hours, Donald, Jane and their farm people labored tirelessly to pull the one-ton mare to her toes the usage of straps and machinery, however she was a ways too heavy.

Meanwhile, her coronary heart price and blood stress persisted to skyrocket.

Donald and Jane organized themselves for the worst. They knew that inserting down their liked Beatrice was once imminent.

Just 20 minutes earlier than Beatrice was scheduled to be put down, Jane remembered Beau wanted to be let out of his stall.