White Horse of Uffington is a dog, claims vet

Guardian ^ | Tuesday 12 October 2010 | James Meikle

[Salamander]

Actually, there was a theory that it was really a dragon.

[named “Puff”, if I recall rightly]

;)

[Hetty_Fauxvert]

The beautiful bow of the neck says “horse” to me. You don’t see a neck like that on a dog.

[dayglored]

> A horse is a horse.

Of course, of course

[bunkerhill7]

White Horse of Uffington is a Carolina Panther, claims fan

[JoeProBono]

[blam]

I had a deer chase my dog the other day. It looked just like that except it was a female deer instead of a horse..

[Varda]

I was thinking the same thing. The neck is right for a horse and wrong for a dog. Horses have that crest in the middle of their necks and dogs will have an arching poll (neck near the skull). Also that knee bend is horse construction. In a dog that joint is much much lower. I’d say this vet flunked animal anatomy.

[Hot Tabasco]

Looks like a cloud......

[seemoAR]

If you can find gold in Fort. Knox, where can you find Silver? :0)

[Dusty Road]

P

[Dusty Road]

The old Irish breeds had very long tails.

http://www.theirishhorse.com/KerryBogPonybreed.html

[JoeProBono]

[kaylar]

Judging from the leg/torso ratio, I’d say dachshund more than greyhound.

[ottbmare]

I own a sighthound. I agree, their spines just don’t go like this. They also stretch out more when they’re running than any horse achieves. I’m a lifelong horsewoman and hound fancier; I love watching hounds whether they’re coursing or hunting. Their necks are angled differently than horses’. Their hocks are set much lower and their femurs are far longer. This just isn’t a hound; it is a horse cantering on the left lead.

[SunkenCiv]

OTOH, few would believe it’s a Jacksonville Jaguar. ;’)

[SunkenCiv]

Ferret, weasel, etc, before dog, I wholeheartedly agree. I still think it probably started as some erosional features, which may or may not have been seen as or altered into some animal or anthropoid shape, maybe more than once. :’)

[SunkenCiv]

Rainy Day Women — that does fit, considering the climate.

[SunkenCiv]

LOL!

[SunkenCiv]

At a different angle, the Uffington thing looks like that cartoon profile of Alfred Hitchcock.

[SunkenCiv]

I hoove to bow to your experience. ;’)