A shetland pony spotted in the aisles in a Lidl in Ashford, Kent. See MASONS story MNPONY. Stunned shoppers couldn't believe their eyes when they spotted a guide PONY being led through the aisles at their local supermarket. A Shetland pony wearing a fluorescent jacket, usually donned by guide dogs was led up and down the aisles of a Lidl store by a man with a thick Irish accent who appeared to be blind. The pair spent time browsing the bargains before being thrown out by security staff yesterday (21/09). A shopper, who wishes to remain anonymous, believes the incident in Ashford, Kent, was nothing more than a childish prank as he heard the man say, "oh no, I've done it again, this isn't the vets".
“We couldn’t believe it,” said the shopper. “He walked right in with this pony, right down to the bakery department and you could just hear ‘clip-clop’.”
Customers stared at the pony who was removed from the building shortly after he entered.
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“It was quite funny but I don’t think the security people found it very amusing,” the shopper added.
When contacted by Horse & HoundLidl declined to comment.
Horse walks into a police station
Last year (6 October) a pony escaped from his field and walked into Cheshire Police’s headquarters in Winsford.
Later the footage shows the pony calmly walking back out as a member of police staff pats him on the back.
“We were somewhat saddled with our unexpected guest who in the early hours of Monday morning quickly became the main event of the night shift,” said superintendent Peter Crowcroft of Cheshire Police.
“We like to ensure a warm welcome to all our guests at HQ and at neigh point did the horse pose a risk to security.”
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