Unlikely Loves by Jennifer S. Holland

Author:Jennifer S. Holland
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Published: 2013-11-12T22:00:00+00:00

MINIATURE HORSE

As their name suggests, these are simply little horses, selectively bred over many years to make them as small as possible. The tiniest on record was said to have been 14 inches tall and weigh 20 pounds, but more commonly the animals are 50 to 100 pounds and closer to 3 feet high.

The Bull and the Horse

Finally, enter the Ankole-Watusi bull, Lurch. First off, could there be a better name for a bull? This imposing animal with the perfectly suitable name was, in a sense, father to all around him. “The benevolent leader,” says Wolf. “He nurtured all the animals and they followed him everywhere. Miniature cows ran after him. A chicken used to sit on his horns. A goose fell in love with him and would eat, sleep, and swim with him. Everyone loved Lurch.”

And Lurch loved everyone back. But maybe he loved a certain horse just a little bit extra.

Lurch was of an impressive ancient breed of cattle, but that wasn’t the full explanation for his charisma. Even as just a wee calf, he had a special something about him.

Special indeed. Lurch’s horns, which continued to grow even when his body settled down, would ultimately land him a spot in the Guinness World Records for their amazing circumference of 37½ inches (they eventually reached 38 inches or more). The length of the horns was also nothing to sneeze at: They reached at least 8 feet tip to tip!

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