Galaxy - Dartmoor Hill Pony Foal with an Internal Deformity

This moorland, Dartmoor Hill Pony foal, named Galaxy, was donated to SWEP by a lady who rescued him by buying him from a farmer.  Galaxy was born at the end of autumn/beginning of winter so he had a challenging start to life - most foals are born in the spring or summer.  He came from the Long Ash area, which is where we have been attending callouts this winter. 

Things were looking bright for Galaxy once he arrived at the yard.  He had no external deformities apparent.  Very sadly, when the vet came to castrate Galaxy, what should have been a fairly simple operation turned into something of a nightmare - Galaxy had an internal deformity which caused serious complications during surgery.  The vet tried his best to fix the problem but it soon became apparent the the scale of the problem was beyond repair.  Galaxy was put to sleep whilst still under the anaesthetic of the operation.