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Got a little cold this week so the pond froze over. The cows have an automatic waterer so it doesn't matter a lot. The dogs and I walk through the cows every morning and they like to go to the pond so we usually go. We got down there and I saw a cow had a newborn baby and it was stuck on the ice. The cow was very cranky about it. The ice wasn't too thick so I was concerned about falling through. There was no chance of drowning but I didn't want to have to walk home wet and muddy. So I laid down on the ice and slid as far as I dared, when the calf kicked I grabbed a foot and jerked it to me. We got off the ice and the cow became a major problem. I needed a stick but it wouldn't have mattered because it took both hands to get the calf up the bank. She brushed me once but I got the calf laying correctly. I walked home to get the ATV, that way if I had to do anything else I would have something to get behind.By the time I got back it was up and nursing, later I saw it laying in some hay by a feeder. Buzzie watched the whole thing about 50 feet away, he was too scared to move. The other 2 dogs felt I got myself into this, I could get myself out. Nice backup.