Patrick’s owner said he’d be a great mayor “for being non-judgmental and genuinely caring and supportive to all”. SWNS
By Austin Harvey/ATI
After a petition by local villagers, Patrick the Pony made history in Cockington Village as the U.K.’s first pony mayor.
Cockington Village is a quaint, idyllic English small town, rife with cottages and cobblestone galore. The small village recently made history, however, when it appointed a miniature Shetland pony named Patrick as the town’s mayor.
As Food & Wine reported, Patrick’s owner, Kirk Petrakis, started taking Patrick around the town and to the local pub, The Drum Inn, early on in the pandemic to acclimate the pony to socializing. The reason? Patrick is a therapy pony, and since his arrival in Cockington two years ago, he has gone on to visit hospitals, mental health wards, recovery groups, and schools.
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