Pint-drinking pony banned by pub

When new managers took over a south Wales pub, they were amazed to discover a horse among their regulars.

The two-year-old Welsh mountain pony was often brought in for a pint by a local at the Port O'Call in Marshfield, between Cardiff and Newport.

But Graham Wheatley, who runs the pub with Craig Thomas, has banned Mountain Mist on health and safety grounds.

"The first thing customers would be greeted with was a horse's backside," he explained.