![]() Quicksand is sand saturated with enough water that a little vibration - such as stepping on it - can change its properties so it behaves like a liquid instead of a solid, said Katherine Kendrick, a research geologist with the U.S. Riverside’s Horse & Animal Rescue Team and the Norco Animal Rescue Team have firefighters, animal control officers and/or horse-expert volunteers trained and equipped for technical rescues. Riverside County firefighters and animal control officers directed by a helicopter crew escorted the group out. ![]() The women finally led their mounts to scattered strips of hard-packed ground. “All around us was quicksand,” said Susi Rowley, adding that the firm soil and quicksand all looked the same. Mira Loma horse owners Naunette Martin and Susi Rowley and Rowley’s 16-year-old daughter, Abby, dismounted into the quicksand and tried to guide their animals to firm ground, but found patches of quicksand for about 30 feet. ![]() The beasts sank to their bellies as they struggled to escape.
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