A horse can thank some rubbery shrubbery for breaking his fall after the animal tumbled off a hillside, the San Gabriel Valley News reported.

Los Angeles County Fire Department Capt. Lee Knott told the paper the animal got loose and ran off the edge of a steep hill.

“It got spooked and ran off the edge,” Knott said. “It fell off the edge into the shrubs and got entangled and rolled over on its back.”

The horse tumbled a further 40 feet after fire crews cut the shrubs away. He was able to stand and walk to a paddock

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