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Fire crews were forced to pull a drunken pony from a swimming pool after he staggered into the water after eating fermented apples.
It was not Fat Boy the pony's best night. First he ate so many fermented apples that he became drunk.
Then he staggered across a garden and tumbled into a swimming pool.
Unable to extricate himself, he had to endure the final embarrassment of being hauled out by the fire brigade.
It is clear from the picture on the right that the humiliating chain of events left Fat Boy feeling rather long in the face.
However, apart from a probable hangover, he is none the worse for wear after his adventures, his bulk helping him cope with the chilly water of the swimming pool.
His predicament was discovered by 28-year-old Sarah Penhaligon who woke up after hearing a splash from her garden and went outside to find the 12-year-old Moorland Pony in some distress.
'When I looked outside I saw this massive animal in the dark and I thought the Beast of Bodmin was in the pool.
'I didn't have a clue what to do next - who do you call when there's a horse stuck in your swimming pool?
'He looked a bit panicked,' Miss Penhaligon added.
'He was trying to get out but couldn't manage it and was getting very tired.'
She said she sat down next to him and tried to calm him down - by feeding him more apples.
Fat Boy had escaped from the nearby Trenance Riding Stables in Newquay, Cornwall, and broken into Miss Penhaligon's garden where he gorged on rotting fruit on the ground - which had begun to ferment and produce alcohol.
Police and fire crews arrived early on Tuesday and spent two hours building a set of steps into the pool. They hoisted him out two hours later with the help of several harnesses.
One of the staff at the stables said: 'It looks like he was scrounging for apples in the garden and fell in when he trod on the tarpaulin over the pool.
'It's a good job he's got a lot of bulk, as it kept him warm. He was checked over by a vet, but he's fine.'
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