A Welsh mountain pony has been rescued from the bottom of a Carmarthenshire cliff after a two-day rescue operation by the RSPCA, coastguard and fire service.
The two-year-old gelding named Goldie was stranded after slipping 65ft (20m) down a steep slope
and into a cove at Marros near Pendine.
Rescuers considered airlifting him off the beach or swimming him out to sea.
Eventually, the pony was sedated and hoisted to safety in a harness.
The drama began on Sunday evening when the RSPCA was called by the coastguard.
Goldie was uninjured and the coastguard advised that the incoming tide could not reach him,
so he was left overnight with fresh water and hay.
On Monday, the teams returned with a vet to the stranded animal when it was agreed
airlifting him by helicopter was the safest way to get him off the beach -
but that had to be abandoned as a helicopter was not available.
A second option of swimming the pony into the sea and attaching him to the RNLI lifeboat
was also ruled out because of the rough conditions and high wind.
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