Abril 28, 2010

The tiniest horse in the world.

I thought I was resistant to this sort of thing, but I vocalized a heartfelt "aw" — with my office door open, and I'm a little embarrassed. The teensy-tiniest bit.

24 (na) komento:

traditionalguy ayon kay ...

So now we know what you and Meade and you use on your morrell hunts.

MamaM ayon kay ...

This from a person who can remove a morel from its place of nurture and shamelessly impale it on a tree branch for the sake of art and entertainment?

Surreal: Phantasmagoric; characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions

Ann Althouse ayon kay ...

"shamelessly impale it on a tree branch for the sake of art and entertainment"

We put it there for safe-keeping!

Is it really "impaling" when there's already a hole? The stems are hollow. It fit perfectly and nonviolently.

Irene ayon kay ...

I read your post with my office door open. I opened the link.

*blush*

rhhardin ayon kay ...

Thurber says flowered shower curtains make a horse comfortable indoors.

Scott ayon kay ...

Why do girls bond with horses?

KCFleming ayon kay ...

Probably quite tasty with morels and a nice cab. ;)

Dustin ayon kay ...

This is how they make those little jello fan cups.

Little horseys.

OK, it's damn cute. I'd LOVE to see a little kid midget ride it around next to a full size cowboy, lassoing a chihuahua.

KCFleming ayon kay ...

A midget riding a tiny horse, lassoing a chihuahua.

That was Twin Peaks, Season Two, right?

Beth ayon kay ...

That horse is just a gate-way drug, Althouse. You'll have cuteoverload.com bookmarked, any day now.

Hindi-nagpakilala ayon kay ...

Isn't this little guy about the same size as the prehistoric proto-horses one reads about in textbooks?

Jurassic Horse.

Bless his little heart. He isa cutie!

KCFleming ayon kay ...

It's Hello Kitty with hooves.

Dustin ayon kay ...

Strangely enough, I was thinking about the Twin Peaks Arm-Of-Mike Midget.

KCFleming ayon kay ...

At least you weren't contemplating Equus.

NTTAWWT.

Hindi-nagpakilala ayon kay ...

...And if he runs fast, they can name him Sea Crouton!

MamaM ayon kay ...

LOL, I am all for safekeeping, perfect fit and the nonviolent use of holes and stems.

Also incongruous juxtapositions

KCFleming ayon kay ...

"I am all for ...the nonviolent use of holes and stems.
Also incongruous juxtapositions
."

Shoot, a fella' could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff.

Methadras ayon kay ...

So damned cute. I want one.

rhhardin ayon kay ...

Why do girls bond with horses?


``I was once involved in a panel discussion at which the idea was voiced and elaborated that riding horses was a good way for girls to prepare for marriage because it gave them practice controlling something powerful and dangerous between their legs. I thought, and at enormous risk of self- exposure said, that controlling something powerful and dangerous between my legs didn't characterize either marriage or horsemanship as I had experienced them. It is true that some activities that fall under the heading ``sex'' can be dangerous, but before AIDS it was the thing the man sometimes had in his hand, and not the thing between his legs, that was worrisome. And there are some differences between husbands and horses that I thought worthy of consideration, including the fact that in the case of husbands direct mutual genital contact is to the point, whereas it interferes with horsemanship. I don't doubt that it is possible, only that it is horsemanship."

Vicki Hearne, _Bandit_, p.205

howzerdo ayon kay ...

Thanks for this link. My mother has miniature horses, and while most of the foals are not quite this tiny, they are very, very cute. Your "awww" is completely understandable.

Unknown ayon kay ...

Face it, Ann, underneath the cruel neutrality is a great big softy.

I remember the look on your face playing with that Yorkie.

Scott said...

Why do girls bond with horses?

That whole stallion, stud thing.

John Burgess ayon kay ...

Some creature in FL is stalking miniature horses (and apparently their guardian dogs).

YoungHegelian ayon kay ...

Holy Moley!

It looks like it's back to the future for the horsie set!

http://www.lexic.us/definition-of/eohippus

Meade ayon kay ...

What about Big Jake? Doesn't he make you go "awww?"

Plus, he lives right up the road.

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