Two horses that have been trapped in deep snow for more than a week have finally been freed.
The horses had been abandoned by their owner in the Renshaw Mountains near McBride, British Columbia.

Volunteers worked in -30C temperatures to dig a kilometer long trench in the snow so that the animals could be rescued.

One of the horses has frostbite and the other has most of its tail missing. They are both seriously underweight but their condition is said to be stable and they are expected to recover.

Many residents of McBride have offered to give the horses a good home.

The current owner of the horses is expected to be charged with animal cruelty.