Jamie Gash, with Etowah Horse Shoe Fire Department, tries to get a harness around a Belgium Draft Horse, on Wednesday, February 6, 2008, after it fell into the French Broad River Tuesday night near Etowah, NC. Despite the rescue effort the horse, which weights over 1500 pounds finally succumbed to exhaustion and hypothermia. (AP Photo/Times-News, Mike Dirks)
