The frisky mare had jumped out of her paddock in Kobylka, Poland, for a gallop in a neighbouring field and sunk down to her neck in a drainage ditch.
"It was full of mud and water and it was lucky I found her because she was sinking deeper and deeper" said relieved owner Janusz Topolczyka, 49.
Firefighters rescued the terrified Twinkie after creating a makeshift harness from a knotted hose.
Spokesman Michal Wiaderski said: "She was in quite an agitated state which wasn't helping. But we first pumped the sludge out of the hole and then made a harness to pull her out. Then we washed her down with our water cannon."
"I don't imagine she'll be keen on going on another walkabout anytime soon," he added.
(Croatian Times - Dec 5, 2012)
