Our Welfare Officer was driving across Dartmoor on Sunday and noticed this pony on Roborough Down that was looking most unwell. After watching the mare for a while, it was clear that the mare was colicking. She was repeatedly lying down and rolling occasionally. There were lots of tourists in this area and it is likely that the pony had been fed something that had made it ill. Colic is a serious condition that can result in the death of a pony.
Our Officer contacted the local Reeve (official Commoner in charge of the area). He contacted the owner, who came out to the mare within about 15 minutes of the pony being reported to them. The owner loaded the pony and her foal into a horsebox and she was removed from the moor.
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