Heroic Teenager Braves Wildfire To Lead A Stranded Horse To Safety

Wildfires continue to rage in the Los Angeles area, hit by one of the worst natural disasters on record.

But while the tally has yet to be fully counted on how much has been lost, stories are emerging of what has been saved.

This week, 16-year-old equestrian Kalyna Fedorowycz took to TikTok to share her harrowing rescue of a horse named Sovereignty from the evacuation zone of the still-raging Palisades Fire.

Fedorowycz doesn’t own Sovereignty, but when she saw that he was too skittish to board a horse trailer to evacuate the area, she did what needed to be done to ensure that he did not remain stranded there.

For 14 miles, she led and rode Sovereignty to safety down a canyon road beneath smoke-filled skies. Fedorowycz’s father, who drove behind, filmed her heroic journey:

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I thought I would post some of the videos my dad took as he drove behind me. I can’t thank everybody enough for all of the love and support. I hope everyone stays safe! 💞🔥

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Fortunately, thanks to Fedorowycz, Sovereignty made it out of danger to reunite with his owner.

Online, responses to her bravery suggest that Fedorowycz’s actions offer a glimmer of hope where it’s needed most.

“Saving one horse may seem little in the midst of a catastrophe, but your energy, bravery and capacity of your heart goes out into the universe!” one commenter wrote. “Well done!”