So instead of leaving one behind, she sacrificed the backseat of her vehicle.
Mesaros’ two mares were loaded into a friend’s trailer, and her pony, Stardust, climbed into the back of her 2001 Honda Accord.
She said Stardust, with a little help of a carrot as a treat, crawled into the Accord just like a dog.
Someone grabbed a picture and posted it to Facebook, where it has been shared more than 17,000 times.
When your sister in law Lauren has to evacuate her pony from Santa Rosa but no transport is available - you do what you have to do. Photo by Lauren's neighbor Lisette Hall Frye.
Posted by Cindy Lundin Mesaros on Wednesday, October 11, 2017
After the unusual rescue, the winds shifted and the wildfire spared Mesaros’ property.
The same can’t be said about the car.
"My car will never smell the same again. It's a little funky in the backseat, but (Stardust)survived," Mesaros told the SFGATE.com.
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