‘You could just see her ears’: filthy pony pulled to safety from muddy ditch

A pony had a lucky escape after she was found “by total chance” stuck neck-deep in a muddy ditch.

The 11hh grey mare was spotted by a member of the public in a field off Marshfoot Road, Grays in Essex, on 19 January.

The RSPCA and Essex Fire & Rescue Service launched a rescue mission to free the pony, who was covered from head to toe in mud.

RSPCA Inspector Caroline Richardson said it is “amazing” that she was found.

“You could just see her ears, which were the only part of her still grey,” she said.

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Article written by: Lucy Elder