Horse Carefully Assesses Potential Mate to Ensure She's Also a Horse
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The Onion Staff
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Summary
A horse named Oatmeal in Belchertown, Massachusetts carefully evaluates a nearby mare to determine if she is also a horse before considering her as a potential mate. The horse examines the animal's physical characteristics including shape, number of legs, long face, and hooves to avoid accidentally siring a hinny (horse-donkey hybrid) again. The article presents this as a humorous, anthropomorphic take on equine mate selection.
Key quotes
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Cautiously eyeing up a nearby mare in what barnyard sources described as a mixture of flirtation and guarded optimism
carefully studying the animal's general shape, number of legs, long face, and possession of hooves to determine whether she was the same kind of animal he was
I wouldn't want to sire a hinny again
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