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A Scottish horse breeder has been sentenced to a year in jail for forging documents in a lawsuit by a woman who claimed she was sold a dangerous pony. Natalie Whittington-Davies admitted forgery and perverting the course of justice during a hearing in Inverness Sheriff Court, The Scotsman reported. She wept when she heard the sentence.
Whittington-Davies was sued by Sally Murray, who paid almost $4,000 for a pony for her daughter. Depute fiscal Ron Phillips told the court that Murray was told the pony was a "schoolmaster," an animal safe for a young novice.
The pony, Pepsi, turned out to be "too excitable." When Murray returned it, Whittington-Davies refused to return the money.
Phillips said that Whittington-Davies forged a letter from Murray claiming to be happy with the pony and a "horse passport," the equine equivalent of a car registration, The Scotsman reported.
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