A foal that found itself stuck in the Kananaskis River would have been in big trouble, had paddlers Anna Gleig and Ava Haddad not come by.

The two were making their way down the Kananaksis River on July 12 when they came across a group of horses along the bank.

Haddad told CBC News one horse walking along the shoreline suddenly entered the river in front of their boat.

"We were kind of freaking out there, because there's a massive horse that's just in the water stopping us from continuing on," said Haddad, who lives in the Calgary area.

"And then we look to our right and there's this baby horse … pinned against the concrete part of the bridge, that is unable to move or get out."

The foal was found stuck under the Highway 1A bridge near Seebe. (Submitted by Ava Haddad)

Gleig, a Canm

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