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The Happy Horse Cartoon
The Happy Horse Cartoon is a humorous look at the lives of horses, seen from their point of view. It is also firmly founded in the philosophy of Happy Horse Training. The characters are based on our own horses, personalities we have come to know well over the years, and their real-life relationships within our two bands. We hope it makes you smile! In Herd Central: Queen Meanie: Herd Central Passive Leader: Due to Dummy Foal Syndrome at birth, Meanie is the philosopher and principle maternal figure of this band. King Phonz: Herd Central Dominant Gelding, The Phonz is a charismatic fellow, but relies on Meanie for most things… Grinch and Oddie: Grinch is a talented and popular mare, if somewhat grouchy, who hangs around with her slightly scatterbrained ex-racehorse mare friend Oddie. Grandpa: An ageing and opinionated Hanoverian, another passive leader when the mood takes him. Hobgoblin: An anglo arab who is a bit of a loner but still part of the popular bunch on occasion. Fatsa: Chubby Trakhener cross who likes her food and has no fear of adventuring to find more of it. Lollipop, Jazz and Auntie Octavia tend to hang around together as the less popular (but just as opinionated) members of the band Cra & Jinsy: fancily bred Warmblood foals, now rising yearlings, recently adopted by Herd Central. In The Family: Raffish Rafi: Ostensible band stallion and the 'Tom Jones' of the Happy Horse Herd despite some overbearing-mare troubles. Bobs (sometimes known as Bobby Blunder by the less charitable) is the dominant mare of The Family. Ermentrude a well meaning but 'artistic' mother figure who has adopted the youngsters of The Family. Totstar and the Cave Troll, Ermentrude's adopted daughter and son. Full brother and sister, a formidable pair with a mixture of Friesian, Merens and predominantly Irish Cob blood lines. Other Non-horse Members of the general community: MorrisMajor & J-peg Bland: The Pigs from Over Yard Hill The Italian Community: Pack of highly excitable but omni-present Italian Greyhounds Wrinkle: Lane Manager and Head of Security, Shar Pei cross terrier bitch The Happy Horse Cartoon gives horses a chance to voice their opinions. As the famous horse saying goes "you can take a human to knowledge, but you can't make them think". It is also true that you can show a rider how you feel in plain terms, but sometimes it takes word power to filter through and make them make the difference… Click on a thumbnail below to go to that edition of the cartoon and its accompanying text. The Happy Horse Cartoon Series
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