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Run for your life - pet dog narrowly escapes death after being attacked by wild stallion


Maggie the English Setter is one lucky pooch after she narrowly avoided death after being attacked by a wild stallion.

Heart-stopping images show the dog literally running for its life, just inches away from being bitten or trampled by the spooked stallion in Wyoming’s Red Desert , in the U.S.

Astonishingly two-year-old Maggie was able to run away from the horse despite the close shave.

The pictures were taken by her powerless owner and show the dog running for its life as she is chased by the wild horse.

Fear in its eyes. Pictures show Maggie desperately running for her life (Caters)
Fear in its eyes. Pictures show Maggie desperately running for her life (Caters)

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The photos were taken by the dog's owner while on a hunting trip (Caters)
The photos were taken by the dog’s owner while on a hunting trip (Caters)

Maggie was with her owner Rob Palmer who was on a falcon hunt, when the stallion appeared.

Despite several close calls, the dog somehow managed to escape unharmed.

“I was really scared for my dog as there was nothing I could do to help,” said Rob.

The stallion got to within inches of the English Setter (Caters)
The stallion got to within inches of the English Setter (Caters)

 “So I took the photos anyway as it’s a reflex action after so many years of photography.

 

“I was extremely relieved that Maggie didn’t get hurt.

 

Astonishingly, Maggie escaped unharmed (Caters)
Astonishingly, Maggie escaped unharmed (Caters)

“I would have been crushed if she would have gotten killed, she’s a wonderful dog.

 

“I’m always photographing wildlife events, this was not planned at all but sometimes you take what you can get.