Last orders for no nonsense John Smith's-drinking horse at nay-bourhood pub

While we now have anti-discrimination laws to prevent all manner of prejudicial business practices towards humans, when are the government going to wake up and help put a stop to horses being barred from pubs?


The Mirror reports:

No wonder Peggy the carthorse looks bitter. Her favourite watering hole has just banned her from boozing in the bar - and she reckons it's a right mare.

For the 12-year-old black beauty had become a regular after wandering inside her local one day when owner Pete Dolan, 62, forgot to tether her properly while he popped in for a pint.

She quickly found she loved supping John Smith's and chomping down beef crisps with the other drinkers.

But now the Alexandra Hotel in Jarrow, South Tyneside, has had a makeover - and landlady Jackie Gray, 46, has decided her hoofprints are no longer welcome on the new carpets.