Shetland foal Joy was caught up in the recent flooding in Victoria, Australia, and was left alone after her mother died. She was discovered by kind-hearted members of the public practically entombed in freezing cold mud. They dug her out and rushed her home where, in front of a roaring fire, she started to show signs of life. Still less than two weeks old, Joy is now being cared for by Quest Equine Welfare president Rebecca Atkins at her home

Picture: NEWSPIX / REX FEATURES (via Pictures of the day: 15 September 2010 - Telegraph)