From correspondents in London

SHOPPERS at a British supermarket were astonished to find a pony alongside them browsing the shelves.

The Daily Express said customers at a Cardiff branch of Tesco, Britain's biggest supermarket chain, were joined by a stray Shetland pony which had escaped its nearby paddock.

Like any regular shopper, the pony made its way up and down the aisles of the Pengam Green store, then trotted in the direction of the vegetable counter.

Alert staff attempted to scare it away from the carrots and other fresh produce, but the plan backfired as the pony homed in on the cereals.
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"It gave everyone a shock - and looked a bit scared itself," stunned shopper Luke Hart, 25, told the British daily.

"The pony started looking around as if it was on a shopping trip, whinnied three times and trotted off down the aisle."

Trot of bother as pony raids store, continued