"Thank you for coming to the rescue"

A man who underwent hours of facial surgery after being kicked in the face by his horse has been reunited with the ambulance staff who came to his aid. Matthew Oates, aged 20, was leading his girlfriend Beth’s horse, Larry, round the grounds at Spring House Farm in Darlington in September last year when Larry suddenly bucked, kicking Matthew in the face and knocking him to the ground. Matthew’s friends called 999 straight away and explained what had happened to experienced North East Ambulance Service ...