Stolen pint-sized performing pony recovered in Italy
A pint-sized performing pony stolen from his enclosure at an Italian Equus caballus fair has been recovered.
Charlie has been reunited alongside his owner, Bartolo Messina, who was distraught over fears that his pony – promoted every bit the smallest Equus caballus inwards the basis – may direct keep been stolen every bit business office of a kidnapping plot.
Italian media reported that Charlie was institute on Th inwards a secluded expanse to a greater extent than or less Lake Garda, 340km due north of where he was taken.
No arrests direct keep nonetheless been made.
Charlie, who is 63cm (24.8in) tall, disappeared terminal calendar week from his enclosure at the 47th annual National Horse Fair inwards Città di Castello, inwards the country’s Umbria region.
The thieves cutting a hole inwards the wire debate to a greater extent than or less his enclosure, carrying the pony off through a plain of tobacco plants.
The president of the national Equus caballus show, Angelo Capecci, told a local newspaper, the Corriere Dell’Umbria: “We direct keep been victims of a serious criminal human activity that offends together with humiliates the equine world.
“The security measures that for years direct keep ensured the security of the participants together with that direct keep e'er prevented the occurrence of like incidents, were evidently undermined past times a shameful human activity that does non reverberate the Equus caballus basis together with its values.
“We empathise alongside Bartolo Messina, a peachy equestrian creative soul who loves together with lives past times his horses, together with had trained the victim of this deplorable episode alongside extraordinary kindness together with ability.”
Media reported constabulary suspicions that Charlie was taken past times Italian criminals.
A constabulary spokesperson said at the fourth dimension of the disappearance: “Investigations are continuing. We are non excluding whatever possibilities, including that the perpetrators are business office of a criminal organisation.”
While Charlie is undoubtedly 1 of the world’s smallest horses, the Guinness World Records lists the smallest living Equus caballus every bit Thumbelina, a miniature mare inwards the U.S. of A. who stands 17.5 inches tall.
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