For some reason I thought this was hilarious

Mayflower (left), a grey Shetland pony, grazes near salt marshes by the River Test, near Southampton, England. Fire crews have been called in four times to rescue a pony apparently stuck in the river's mud, only to find that the animal simply has short legs. Mayflower, who has been nicknamed Shorty, could appear to be trapped because it was half the height of other nearby ponies.

From: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/