KILLINGWORTH, Conn. (AP) – A pony that fell about 6 feet into an abandoned well Monday morning was rescued unharmed after crews used a tow truck from a local auto repair shop to lift it to safety.

The pint-sized equine was reported trapped in the well on Parker Hill Road just before 11 a.m. State police said the well was located just outside the fenced-in property of the pony’s owner, Madeline Howenstein. State police and Killingworth Fire Department were first on the scene and were able to keep the pony calm the animal until veterinarian Dr. Jonathan Jeffery arrived and sedated her.

“They had fed her a little bit while she was there. She was not anxious at all,” Jeffery said. “She was just very smart.”

Rescuers then rigged the 7-year-old “Tallie” to a wrecker provided by New Image Automotive of Killingworth.

The little brown pony had a few scrapes on her legs but nothing serious, the vet said. The town road crew filled in the well opening. Fire officials speculate the cover to the old well caved in under the pony’s weight.

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