A horse has had to be cut free by firefighters after it became trapped in farm equipment near Truro.

Fire crewmembers from Truro and another five from Bodmin were called to Chacewater at around 4.15pm yesterday.

They found the horse had got its front legs stuck through the bars of a round cattle feeder.

The firefighters used equipment more often employed to rescue victims of car crashes, to cut the feeder and release the horse.