A three-year-old horse which was found at the bottom of 120-foot steep grassy cliffs at East Pickard Bay, near Freshwater West, was rescued on Monday. Coastguards from St. Govan's and Tenby, together with fire brigade staff from Pembroke Dock and Haverfordwest, two RSPCA inspectors and Pembroke vet, Paul Gannon, worked for around six hours before winching the Welsh Cob called Clem to safety. The alarm was raised by a member of the public who reported that the horse had fallen down the cliff and was 30-feet from the water on a rock edge. The animal's hind quarters had slipped down a rock gully and it had become trapped. Said Dave Miller, South Pembrokeshire Coastguard Sector manager: "The horse was grabbed with fire service and coastguard equipment and hauled back to a location where he was able to get back onto his feet." Clem, who was tired and weakened by muscle damage, is owned by a local person who has 20 horses on a piece of land adjacent to the cliffs. "It seems that the horse probably accidentally slipped down the grassy slope which was very bad due to the recent bad weather," added Mr. Miller.
