MYSTERY surrounds how a Shetland stallion ended up roaming around a busy road in Hurn.

The pony was discovered near Adventure Wonderland on Sunday morning by concerned passers-by, but it’s not known how he got there or where he came from.

Experienced horsewoman Amy Latchford has taken the animal in as a temporary measure, but is hoping to reunite him with his rightful owner.

She said: “My friends found him in Hurn on Sunday morning by Adventure Wonderland.

“He was running around the car park and all along the main road. She called me to help.”

Miss Latchford, who has nine other horses, took the animal to her stable in Sopley, where he is currently staying with her two other Shetland ponies.

She said: “The RSPCA turned up to see if he was micro-chipped, but he isn’t. I walked him from Hurn to my place. To me, he seems like an older horse but he is well-handled.

“Everybody in the local area has been contacted but no one seems to know where he has come from.”

The mother-of-one is urging anyone who recognises the pony, now nicknamed Hamish, to contact her.

“We’re not sure if he has been stolen and dumped or whether he has got out,” she said.

“He is well-kept. I’m pretty sure he is someone’s pet.

“I would really like to try to find his home. If anyone knows him or recognises him please do get in touch.”

Anyone who recognises the pony is asked to call 07889 623602.

 

STAFF from Farmer Palmer’s Farm Park helped rescue three Shetland ponies after they broke out of their field and wandered onto a dual carriageway.
 

Visitors to the park, at Organford near Poole, raised the alarm when the ponies were spotted dangerously-close to traffic on the A35.
 

They’d escaped a paddock adjacent to the Baker’s Arms Roundabout and were dicing with disaster.
 

Sandra Palmer, of Farmer Palmer’s, said: “Customers came in thinking they were ours, which they were not. But our staff were very happy to go out and make sure the animals were safe.”
 

Dorset Police confirmed they were called to reports of three ponies loose in the area, around 1.10pm on Tuesday lunchtime.
 

Sandra explained: “The public wrongly thought they were ours, which is why our staff first went out to investigate.”
 

Sandra, who said the owners of the ponies had been informed, praised her staff members, Gavin Newbury, Luke Millward and Tina Richman.