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Oh tiny, adorable, precious dwarf animals! They're so cute with their proportionally incorrect body parts and their ability to rack up gigantic unnecessary rescue fees.

Or at least that's the case with one tiny Shetland pony named Mayflower, who has such short legs that she keeps fooling passing drivers into believing she is stuck in the mud.

Mayflower, ingeniously nicknamed "Shorty" by U.K. locals, has had rescue services called for her four times so far, and each call involves two fire engines and a special horse-lifting vehicle. (What will they think of next?)

The false alarms aren't cheap, though, and so far the rescue attempts have racked up about $11,000 in costs, making Mayflower an adorable tax drain.

Mayflower's owner, Sandra Whitcher, wants to post a sign saying that Mayflower isn't really stuck, just weird-looking, but is worried is that one day she really will be stuck and there will be nobody to help. We're just wondering if Mayflower's lineage can be traced back to show some percentage of Weeble in her blood.

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