After saving two drowning individuals in the Hanjiang River, Erbay Dosbag sadly lost his white horse named Bailong, which fell ill and passed away due to acute intestinal strangulation.
生死一瞬，它曾奋力救人
Feb 4 started as an ordinary day for Erbay Dosbag and his friend Su Shaogao, who operate an equestrian club in Xiantao, Hubei province. They were riding along the banks of the Hanjiang River, a tributary of the Yangtze River, when they heard a splash. Su saw a person falling into the water.
Erbay was saddling his white horse Bailong when he decided to act. He mounted the horse without properly fastening the saddle and rode into the river to reach the struggling middle-aged man, who was at risk of being swept away.
After running through the water for about 3 meters, the horse began to swim. About 50 meters later, Erbay reached the man, grabbed his clothes and started to drag him to shore.
At the same time, Liu Hangzhou, a 57-year-old winter swimming amateur and military veteran, swam to assist from behind, helping to push the man toward safety.
Erbay, 39, is from the Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, and has been taming horses since he was 6. His horse, named Bailong, is 7 years old. After reaching shore, Erbay first wiped down Bailong before changing his own clothes.
At 3 am on Feb 5, Erbay checked on the horse and found it restless. A thermometer showed a fever of 40 C, significantly higher than a horse's normal body temperature of around 37 C. Erbay administered medication, and later that day, staff from the Xiantao animal husbandry bureau provided intravenous fluids.
Local authorities honored Erbay, Su and Liu with the title of "righteous and brave" citizens on Feb 6. Officials also held a special ceremony for Bailong, adorning its head with a red flower and offering fresh corn and grass in appreciation for its role in the rescue.
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