Tuesday, 24 February 2009

A Horse with Handle-bars

After working three hours at the school this morning I trimmed a couple of horses. Peter was my first client.

Peter's hooves have gone from good to incredible in the last couple of months since i started trimming which pleases me to no end. However, today's highlight was not his hooves. (I know, you can hardly believe it. Look at how gorgeous they are! What could top that?)



Peter is a Gypsy Vanner which is a small draft horse of the type Gypsies use(d) to pull their covered wagon thingies around. He's got long hair on his legs that coveres his hooves just like the Budweiser Clydesdales (which you can clearly see in the photo) but he's also got another cool hair accessory: a handle bar moustache!





I could not stop looking at it and giggling once I noticed it. That is absolutely the number one CUTEST thing I have ever seen in my life. Puppies? No. Kittens? No. Babies? Definitely not. Horse with a moustache? Yes, yes, yes.

I don't know if Peter has a moustache all year round or if it's just a winter coat thing. I'll have to remember to ask him next time.

The sun was shining today (finally!) so these photos came out better than mine usually do. Here is a beauty shot of Peter. Although it was pure luck how well these photos turned out I am still very proud of myself for taking them.

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