Posted on 04/28/2009 12:36:08 AM PDT by nickcarraway
A horse which has grown a curly, golden moustache is refusing to let grooms shave it off.
Alfie, a 10-year-old Shire-cross, is said to flee if he thinks he is in danger of getting even a trim.
The horse also refuses to let staff at the stables in Bitton, Gloucestershire, into his stall there for fear that they will remove his whiskers.
The moustache may look somewhat incongruous given its fair colour compared to his black and white colouring and well-meaning staff thought he would rather be without it. However Alfie clearly enjoys the look and groom Justine Greenslade said all efforts to clip it had been in vain. "He's obviously rather proud of his facial hair," she said.
"He runs a mile if he thinks we're going to trim it." Moustaches are relatively rare on horses although they are noted among Friesians, which are said to be able to grow ones to rival surrealist painter Salvador Dali's. Earlier this month, photographer Wolkenstein unveiled a series of pictures of horses with different hairstyles by a professional hairdresser. Each equine styling session took about four hours and extensions were used to give a "big hair" look.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Here's another witness, Vito Pignatelli. working on a sheep ranch in Wyoming
Wow. Hillary looks like a 70’s porno star.
I was going to say an albino somali pirate....
Nah the Somalis are much nicer looking.
His grooms need to get him some Firehouse Wacky Tacky stat! Defiantly an Imperial or Handlebar in making.
I’ve just fallen on the floor laughing...
He has some girl friends.
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PING!
Funny. I actually thought the last photo would be of John Kerry.
HAHAHA! You stole my next posts! LOL ;-P
Lol - thanks for the morning laugh.
ping
Must resist posting “mustache ride” joke!
When I saw the title, I thought it was going to be about Janeane Garofalo.
Wrong end of the horse.
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