Fire crews were called to a north-east farm to help a Shetland pony that fell into a pit.
The incident happened in the Inverugie area, near Peterhead, at about 2.20pm.
Two appliances from Peterhead, with 11 firefighters on board, were called to the scene.
A vet was subsequently called and sedated the creature and the firefighters successfully maneuvered it out of the hole.
The crews left the scene at about 3.10pm.
