Court orders release of four horses held at NI Port for a month
File picture of Dartmoor ponies. Image source: Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has welcomed the release of four horses held at Belfast Port for more than a month, following a court judgement. The horses are understood to have been held at the Border Control Post since March 21 due to incorrect paperwork. The four Dartmoor ponies had reportedly been bought by a Co. Down as a birthday gift for her daughter. The horses are an ‘example of the silliness going on at our ports’ Minister Poots said: “The four ponies have been released this mornin...