Two horses lives were saved after a daring two-hour rescue mission to stop them from drowning in sewage was launched.
A distraught member of the public called emergency services after spotting the two animals who were stuck in the bog with just their heads about water.
Firefighters and the RSPCA raced to the scene in Fort Road, Tilbury, and saw the two colts in real danger.
RSPCA inspector Marie Hammerton said: “Both colts had slipped down a steep bank into a bog that has sewage outlets flowing into it.
“They were absolutely submerged, only their heads were sticking out from the thick muck, it was very worrying.”
It took emergency services teams over two hours to free the horses from the bog, leaving both the distressed animals exhasuted.
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Inspector Hammerton added: “The vets were also very concerned about the horses, there was no way they could be left at the site.
"They were completely covered head to hoof in muck and we were worried they would become seriously ill from the trauma and exhaustion, so we took them straight to the vets for care.”
Nobody has come forward to claim the ponies and there are fears they may have been abandoned.
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The horses are responding well to treatment at House and Jackson Veterinary Hospital in Blackmore, Essex.
Nicknamed Jammy and Dodger by the veterinary team, they are thought to be approximately six months old, and although a little nervous, the team are hopeful the two colts will make a full recovery and be able to be rehomed soon.
Anybody with any information about these horses can call the RSPCA inspector’s appeal line on 0300 123 8018.
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