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Beer-Loving Mare Banned From UK Bar

Pub owner gets new carpet, puts end to horsin' around

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Sep 30, 2008 2:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – A beer-swigging mare has been kicked to the curb following renovations at her favorite British watering hole, reports the Evening Chronicle. Peggy, a regular at the establishment since following her owner into the pub years ago, has been told to keep her hooves off the new carpeting. “Although she is probably cleaner than some of my customers, I had to put my foot down and show her the door,” said the bar's landlady.

Peggy, a former drinker of John Smiths bitter, now stands outside and watches, even in rain. “It’s like having lost one of the locals, but at least it leaves more beer for me,” says a regular.

Peggy's owner would leave her outside the Alexandra Hotel bar, until she followed him in one day. In an unrelated photo, two work horses take a break from hauling felled trees.
Peggy's owner would leave her outside the Alexandra Hotel bar, until she followed him in one day. In an unrelated photo, two work horses take a break from hauling felled trees.   (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)
Peggy likes John Smiths bitter, a Yorkshire beer.
Peggy likes John Smiths bitter, a Yorkshire beer.   (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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People come into the pub and the first thing they say is ‘where’s Peggy?’ I tell them she’s kicked the habit and is teetotal now. - Peggy's owner

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