This is the moment a pregnant horse was rescued after being trapped in a hole in the snow.

Video footage shows the horse laying lifeless in a ditch, unable to find any strength to pull itself out.

The rescuer, who lives in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia, China, summoned his friends nearby and used a loader with a rope to hoist the horse out of the hole.

Thankfully, the rescue was a success as the horse was completely unharmed by the ordeal.

Rescuers said before the horse departed, it looked back at them and gave them a gesture which seemed like an expression of gratitude.

The video was filmed on January 3rd.