Page 29 - GOLIATH THE TALLEST HORSE IN THE WHOLE WORLD

laying flat, they had no idea just how big he really was.
We all had further hot drinks, the farmer returned to his
bed with due thanks and Golly was enjoying some tasty
food to take his mind off his experiences. Bonnie was
soon there to watch over him.

Talking to the fire officer, I explained that this was
Goliath's first serious fall where we could not cope, the
experience had give me serious food for thought
especially as we could not continue to call on the fire
service every time we had this problem.
We were sincerely thankful for their attendance over
several hours and the moral support they gave us all was
just as important as the actual lifting.

THE GOLLY LIFTER

We had some really good friends in County Durham in
the North of England, Andy and his wife Michele had
been visitors originally while they were on holiday locally,
then Andy offered help with mechanical problems we
could not solve.

Andy had worked in the local coal mines but was now in
the engineering department of the huge Caterpillar
company where earthmoving machines were being
constructed.
We asked Andy to help with this urgent problem and on
the next free week end they both appeared.