A total of 35 horses were rescued from the flooded Orange River near Alexander Bay on Wednesday. THE HORSES WERE STUCK ON A NUMBER OF SMALLER ISLANDS The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) spokesperson Craig Lambinon said the horses were scattered in groups across a number of smaller islands that they had sought shelter on. “As islands were flooded the horses were forced to swim to the next island, causing the horses to be scattered over a large area, some already standing on islands that had submerged,” he said. Lambinon said during an intense operation the horses were corralled and walked …