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Two missing New Forest Shetland ponies found ater UK-wide search | Two missing New Forest Shetland ponies found ater UK-wide search |
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The two ponies were found in a rural area of a London borough | The two ponies were found in a rural area of a London borough |
Two of six Shetland ponies that went missing from a national park have been reunited with their owner after being found by a member of the public. | Two of six Shetland ponies that went missing from a national park have been reunited with their owner after being found by a member of the public. |
The free-roaming animals disappeared from land around Bramshaw and Cadnam in the New Forest, Hampshire, in July, sparking a UK-wide search. | The free-roaming animals disappeared from land around Bramshaw and Cadnam in the New Forest, Hampshire, in July, sparking a UK-wide search. |
Owner James Penny went to collect the pair on Saturday, after they were spotted running down a narrow country lane in a rural area of a London borough. | Owner James Penny went to collect the pair on Saturday, after they were spotted running down a narrow country lane in a rural area of a London borough. |
He said he was "happy" to have them back, adding: "We've just got to find the others." | He said he was "happy" to have them back, adding: "We've just got to find the others." |
The two recovered ponies were described as "terrified" by Mr Penny's neighbour | The two recovered ponies were described as "terrified" by Mr Penny's neighbour |
Hampshire police previously said the six animals were believed to have been stolen from an address on Cadnam Lane between 20 and 22 July. | Hampshire police previously said the six animals were believed to have been stolen from an address on Cadnam Lane between 20 and 22 July. |
Mr Penny's neighbour Lisa Merritt and her daughter Anna mounted a social media campaign after the ponies disappeared. | |
On Saturday, Ms Merritt and another neighbour went with Mr Penny to collect the two ponies, who are a mother and daughter. | |
The other four are still missing. | The other four are still missing. |
Ms Merritt said the retrieval of the two "terrified" ponies had been "fraught and emotional", with one taking about three hours to catch. | |
"We just want to get her back and get her comfortable again," she said. | "We just want to get her back and get her comfortable again," she said. |
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary has been contacted by the BBC. | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary has been contacted by the BBC. |
Mr Penny said he was "happy" to have two of the ponies back but wants to find the other four | Mr Penny said he was "happy" to have two of the ponies back but wants to find the other four |
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