The pony was lying on the side of the service road, positioned almost as if it had just gone to sleep, and chosen the most comfortable position to lie in.
It looked in perfect health, and apart from some blood on its forehead, it looked like it was sleeping, but its body was tense, and it looked like it had been there only a few hours.
Had it been lying motionless on the adjacent mountainside, then death by natural causes would have been most likely, but its location and position, looked strange, almost like a pedestrian lying in the road after being struck by a hit and run vehicle.
Its position right on the reservoir access road, looked strange, its difficult to put it into words, but it almost looked like it had been positioned there.
Obviously i cannot prove anything untoward, but seeing a lovely animal close to death, was very upsetting, i am still close to tears thinking about it, and thought it important that the Park authorities should know, even if they can do nothing.
The most upsetting thing, is that its corpse will remain there, that seems very inhuman, nobody want's to take responsibility for them, that will incur serious expense, with vet fees, and feed in heavy snow.
Just a most unpleasant experience, oh i wish i had returned back via the Roman Road route.