These dramatic pictures show a Shetland pony being rescued from the bottom of a slurry pit - after being trapped in it for FOUR days.

Wayward mare Maple disappeared from her field on Friday morning - leading her owners to fear she had been stolen.

But after days of searching, owner Jay Jenkinson said he heard neighing from the 9ft deep hole in the corner of her enclosure.

And he said he was "over the moon" when firefighters winched an uninjured - but rather dirty - Maple to safety.