The Civil Protection Department rescued a pony that had tripped into a deep water canal on Monday.

Posting on Facebook, the CPD said that this morning at around 9:15am, "the CPD control room received a call about a pony in distress. The small horse broke through the electric fence and ran across the field only to trip headfirst into a deep-water canal of just 60cm width."

Civil Protection Malta rescuers from the Xemxija and USAR stations were deployed for the rescue operation.

The CPD said that the Pony was safely rescued and suffered only minor injuries.