Pony rescued from a frozen pond in west Devon
Firecrews in Devon worked yesterday (Thursday 8 January) to free a pony that had become stuck in a frozen pond.
The pony slipped into the pond in Yelverton, West Devon, at about 4pm.
It became trapped in the middle of the pond due to the ice and firefighters had to use a winch and strop to remove the pony.
It was unharmed but taken home by the owners to warm up after being exposed to the cold water.
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A graduate of Exeter University, Amy joined our news team from Redpin Publishing in 2008 as news writer. She was promoted to deputy news editor in May 2013 and became news editor in April 2015. She left Horse & Hound in March 2016 to take up an editorial position in Dubai.