If you or a loved one didn’t get the pony they wanted for Christmas this year, it may have been that the would-be gifter didn’t know how to properly wrap one. As a public service, we offer this instructional video. (via Allein S.)
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That is one adorable pony – and patient as well. Also enjoyed the boys in the stalls (old theater term!)
Damn, you’re quick, Mike. I literally sent this 3 hours and 14 minutes ago. š
I love how curious the other horses are about what’s going on.
Now Iām ready for anything! Valuable service these people and horses provided. And such a patient gift horse.
BTW, I didn’t actually read the video description until after I sent it to Mike. It is worth reading:
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We hope you find this video useful — after all there seems to be surprisingly little written on the traditional skill of horse-wrapping, and you just never know when it could come in handy.
We found for an average size horse we needed nearly 3 acres of wrapping paper and half a mile of sellotape. Holly and ivy really only added nutritionally to the project, so perhaps it’s best to stick with bells and bows for the decorations. Postage/shipping costs will vary depending on the country you’re in, and the mood of your postman.
Seriously, we use these horses for all sorts of things, including working with small children. They have to be absolutely bomb proof. Their training includes being draped with crinkly paper and plastic sheet occasionally, so this is just a silly extension of this. We’re sorry if anyone thinks it’s cruel and unnecessary, but their training has meant that they can now join in and have a really interesting and varied life, which often includes some silliness : – )
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Now I love this video even more! What cool people and wonderful horsies!
That is delightful! What a wonderful trust the horse and human share. I was astounded when the human went casually back and forth under the horse!
Thanks for the video description Allein.
I’ve been around horses and sometimes not often but sometimes they can be vicious. I’ve been bitten by one and let me tell you those big teeth hurt.
These people are doing a great job with these horses, they are so patient and well trained I wouldn’t hesitate to let be around toddlers.
Huh. I would not have thought of that.
I’m not sure if those other horses are curious, envious or worried for their friend.
This is very good, to have a follow-up on the “How to Wrap a Cat” tutorial we had a few years back. An instruction book on how to wrap any number of animals would be most helpful, especially, say, how to wrap a porcupine. I guess corks on the ends of the quills might be useful.
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So no looking this horse in the mouth, right?
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The holly and the ivy might help with that…
That is just witty!
BadaBing!
“There should be four legs on a standard horse…” LOL!!!
For anyone curious about why a site named “Way Out West” would use the word sellotape, I checked and it’s west IRELAND. I have no idea if that’s a joke or if west Ireland actually does think of itself as way out west. That is a gorgeous big draft horse — some “pony,” Murray C. As the process proceeded, I began wondering just how far the horse would let this go — then I remembered that horses very like this used to be enclosed entirely in ARMOR, and decided hey, paper is nothing compared to that. And, yes Puddleglum, “four legs” is hilarious, but note that the following line is “if you can find them,” which is even funnier — she headed for the wrong corner of the horse to wrap the last leg!
I laughed at that, too. Especially because at that camera angle, the tail was hiding the “missing” hind leg.