A sturdy pony has been credited with helping caretakers attend to animals stranded in a recent Virginia snowstorm.

Half a dozen donkeys and llamas were stranded in a lower shed at Leesburg Animal Park, Leesburg Today reported. The animals had hay but no water. Staff members tried to use a tractor to reach them, but the machine became stuck in deep drifts of snow. Resigned, they started slowly digging out the 500 yards to the shed.

That’s when Quinn the pony pushed through the deep snow to see what the fuss was about. Park curator Leslie Eicher hopped aboard and was able to lead the stranded animals along Quinn’s trail to the main barn