Two missing Shetland ponies found after UK-wide search
The free-roaming animals disappeared from land around Bramshaw and Cadnam in the New Forest, Hampshire, in July, sparking a UK-wide search.
Owner James Penny went to collect the pair on Saturday, after they were spotted running down a narrow country lane in a rural area of a London borough.
He said he was "happy" to have them back, adding: "We've just got to find the others."
Hampshire police previously said the six animals were believed to have been stolen from an address on Cadnam Lane between 20 and 22 July.
Mr Penny's neighbour Anna Merritt mounted a social media campaign after their disappearance.
On Saturday, her mother, Lisa Merritt, and another neighbour went with Mr Penny to collect the two ponies, who are a mother and daughter.
The other four are still missing.
Lisa said the retrieval of the two "terrified" ponies had been "fraught and emotional", with one taking about three hours to catch.
"We just want to get her back and get her comfortable again," she said.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary has been contacted by the BBC.
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