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# Chesterfield’s own Li’l Sebastian? Miniature horse has returned home
- URL: https://www.richmonder.org/chesterfields-own-lil-sebastian-miniature-horse-is-currently-at-large/
- Published: 2026-08-05T19:54:02.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-06T23:19:47.000Z
- Description: Online commenters have nicknamed it “chunky baby.”
- Author: Eleanor Shaw
- Tags: Chesterfield County

Fans of the TV show “Parks and Recreation” are familiar with the ill-fated miniature horse, Li’l Sebastian. Well, Chesterfield now has its own tiny equine celebrity, and it was roaming the streets Wednesday afternoon.

Around 2 p.m. Wednesday, the Chesterfield County Animal Services Facebook page [posted about a lost miniature horse](https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BhW3wnUoQ/) trotting around Elkhardt Road and Parkway Lane. The original Facebook post asked users to provide any information to help return the horse home. 

The comments are a mix of pointers, including the locations of nearby farms, as well as compliments, with some dubbing the lost pony “chunky baby.” 

After spending a day in a Chesterfield animal shelter, the horse's owners retrieved it Thursday evening. 

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/99/06/99067822-fdfd-42b1-ab19-555c33eefb89/content/images/2026/08/764881338_1065943952594474_7401958583205727084_n.jpeg)

(Chesterfield County Animal Services)

> Sent this to my family back home and my dad said he was the one who called animal control 😂 <https://t.co/hqk3vbVcBP> [pic.twitter.com/oQVsiGkI0q](https://t.co/oQVsiGkI0q)
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> — Anna Chen (@annachenreports) [August 6, 2026](https://x.com/annachenreports/status/2085217927658148200?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw)

*Contact Eleanor Shaw at* [*eshaw@richmonder.org*](mailto:eshaw@richmonder.org)*. She is a Report for America corps member. This article has been updated since it was posted.*

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