By Sophia Fischer sfischeracorn@yahoo.com

By Sophia Fischer sfischeracorn@yahoo.com

A drama involving a horse took place at the Old Agoura home of Micki and Bob Salzman this week in 1975. Photos and a story about the incident appeared in The Acorn.

One of the couple’s horses fell into a pipe trench dug for a sewer connection the day before.

Bob heard his horse, Bo Jangles, braying and ran outside to find him in the 18-inch-wide by 9-foot-deep trench. The frightened horse was wedged in tight.

Several neighbors, friends and horse experts were called in to help. Ropes were pulled under the horse’s midsection to take some of the animal’s weight off its legs.

A neighbor made the trench wider with his tractor. A veterinarian arrived and gave the horse a tranquilizer to calm him. Another neighbor brought over his tractor and began digging the horse out.

Once the trench was widened, the horse was able to extract himself. He was fine except for some minor bruises and cuts.

The Salzmans could not figure out why Bo Jangles walked into the trench.

Another animal-related item in The Acorn that week involved the birth of a calf at Tom and Laverne Henderson’s Paradise Ranch.

The breech birth had a happy ending after five men used a chain to pull the calf out of a cow. Both mother and baby were fine.

In other news in 1975, the ongoing dairy pricing scandal got help from Senator David Roberti who introduced a state bill removing the minimum price set on dairy products. The bill also called for a price rollback on milk, allowing the $55 million overcharge to be returned to California consumers.

The action came after Whizin’s Market owner Vance Moran took a stand against the state’s dairy pricing laws.

The Acorn will be taking a look back at our first year’s issues over the next 12 months, giving an historical perspective on "30 Years Ago in The Acorn." If you have memories to share from that time period, please send your submission to Sophia Fischer at sfischeacorn@yahoo.com or fax to (818)706-8942.