One woman injured, taken to hospital, when her horse falls on top of her in Maudslay State Park in Essex County.

The deep snow and a quick-thinking police officer helped save a woman after her horse fell on top of her over the weekend.

Two women were riding their horses in Maudslay State Park in Newburyport Saturday afternoon when one horse slipped, the rider fell off and the horse landed on the rider.

The other woman called 911 for help.

But a rescue wasn’t going to be easy because they were deep in the snowy woods and they were running out of daylight.

“When the officers arrived it was determined that it was difficult to access where (the women) were, so one of my officers, accommodated a snowmobile and he was able to get them out to where the young lady was with some medical supplies,” a Newburyport Police Lt. stated.

A Newburyport Fire Department Lt. spokesman said that the depth of the snow helped minimize the woman’s injuries.

But getting her out to an ambulance was still going to be an issue, so they called Newbury emergency management.

“They have this thing called, I believe, it’s an Argo. It’s a four-wheel vehicle that they were able to put a stretcher on and get her out,” police said.