16-Year-Old Boy Drives Through Burning Barn to Save 14 Clydesdale Horses Trapped Inside

16-Year-Old Boy Drives Through Burning Barn to Save 14 Clydesdale Horses Trapped Inside
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When 16-year-old Bishop, Georgia, resident Macon Martin realized that his family’s horse barn was on fire, it was the middle of the night, and the teen was in bed.

Despite not having clothes or shoes on, though, Martin didn’t even hesitate to spring into action to rescue over a dozen Clydesdale horses from the inferno. Thanks to his quick actions, he’s being heralded as a hero.