Posted on 10/30/2010 1:32:50 PM PDT by kronos77
He's been pictured shooting a whale, riding a Harley Davidson and flying a fighter jet.
But Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin's latest photo opportunity shows his slightly more environmentally caring caring side.
The former KGB man closed his eyes as he lowered his head to gently nuzzle the horse he had just been riding across the Siberian wilderness.
Horsing around: Vladimir Putin cuddles his horse during an expedition to monitor the habitat of snow leopards
Putin had been fighting the elements, again, as he trekked across the Siberian wilderness to check the endangered snow leopard's natural habitat.
The route was similar to an earlier journey in 2009 when Putin revealed his tanned torso with bare-chested horse riding. Only this time he kept well covered up in the cool Autumn temperatures.
The carefully choreographed expedition to the southern resort of Sochi was part of a pledge Putin made before Russia won the right to host the 2014 Olympic Games.
Putin promised to reintroduce the big cats to the Caucasus if Russia won the 2014 Winter Olympic games. Russia was awarded the games in July 2007.
What a catch: Putin rode to the secluded hillsides before catching a fresh pike fish from the mountain streams
And the 58-year-old lived up to his meticulously crafted action man image by donning black shades and camouflaged army cargos as he looked suavely into the camera.
For Putin has become something of a professional when it comes to man-versus-nature photo shoots in the wild.
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Nice. Next he should try plaid over polka dots.
I wonder what O would say if Putin invited him for a few days of fishing and hunting/s;)
Okay, am I the only one who saw that last shot and thought of Doug Neidermeyer and Trooper from “Animal House”?
At least he looks masculine. When I think of the 0 I think of the picture of him on a girl’s bicycle with a dorky helmet.
Tough guy, huh?
My president can whup your butt any day, just don’t tickle him.
Putin, the “Teddy Roosevelt” of Russia vs. the Pussy of Chicago, who do you think is the better man, scholar and leader …
Putin is a commie thug who has reporters killed with rare radioactive isotopes. And I still respect him more than the Chairman Mompants.
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