Seven ponies were rescued from a field after the River Medway burst its banks.

The animals were in a field in Forstal Road, Aylesford which flooded this afternoon.

Two of the animals, who were up to their necks in water, were lead to safety by Kent County Council workers.

The animal's owners were also on the scene helping out.

One owner, Carl Poynter, went up to his neck in water to rescue two animals.

Fire officers from the Faversham Animal Rescue Team, who cut a hole in a fence helped the other owner take five more horses and ponies to higher ground.

Kent Fire and Rescue's Water Safety Unit from Larkfield was also at the scene with a boat, which was not used.

Watch manager Peter Campbell said: "The horses were not distressed. They tend to only get agitated if they are on their own."