Kerry breeder's dead pony turns up alive 3000 kilometres away

Noel Lane from Brosna had been told in 2018 that the pony had been disposed of

Noel Lane with two of his ponies, including Brosna Cheeky Bobby on the left.

A Connemara pony breeder from Kerry who had been told one of his animals had been sent to a slaughterhouse to be disposed of was shocked to discover the pony was actually alive when it turned up nearly 3,000 kilometres away in the Swedish capital, Stockholm.

Noel Lane from Brosna admits he is delighted the pony, Brosna Cheeky Bobby, avoided a trip to the great pony races in the sky but feels let down by both the Gardaí and the Department of Agriculture here.