Wiltshire, UK: Monty, The Wadworth brewery shire horse gets a pint of beer as he starts his two-week annual holiday.

Hundreds of people gathered to watch as Monty, along with fellow dray horses Prince and Max employed by Devizes brewery Wadworth to deliver beer 50 weeks a year to Wiltshire pubs – were each given a pint of beer before being released into a field.

Photograph: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

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