Firefighters in Connecticut are learning how to rescue from a burning building a different type of victim.

The Connecticut Horse Council is offering training sessions on how to remove horses from a barn on fire.

Dave Steele, a volunteer firefighter in Durham for seven years, learned how difficult it can be to rescue an animal weighing between 1,000 and 1,500 pounds. Tiger, a horse at Crystal Wood Stables, stepped on his foot.

Halide Caine, chairwoman of the council’s Horse911 initiative, said the incident demonstrates the importance of training