Meet Some Feline Equestrians
In Medford Oregon, Lucy the Cat (above) has surprised her owners with her horseback antics.
Lucy reportedly loves to ride and sit on horses “Joey” and “Danny”. Her owners theorize that she craves attention and engages in this behavior to be in the spotlight.
Scott Sinner said, “We were feeding the horses one day and she climbed up from the other side and ended up sitting on the horse’s back. And she’ll go for a ride now and then.” She’s often discovered asleep atop Joey or Danny in their stalls.
Well, even though this story made the news, horse-cat friendships are nothing new. When I was a kid, we frequently took our blind Siamese cat Freda (right) for pony rides (looking back, I wonder what she must have been thinking!). And there’s no shortage of cats-on-horses photos. You might even say that cats and horses are a PURRfect match!
That is such a sweet story and the pictures are just adorable! The horse seem to be friends with the cats and don’t mind sharing their warm backs…Love it!! Deebie
I want a horse! Wait a minute, is that me on the horse? Maybe I own a horse and don’t know it.
Knead On ~
The first stable I rode at had many cats and in winter, as I walked past the stalls, it was common to see a cat sleeping on the rump of a blanketed horse. None of the horses seemed to mind and the cats got the best deal. They were warmed, on a high lookout spot and safe from any cat-chasing dog.
Snap would never let a cat on her. Ever. She’s rather prissy, of course. One night the LL was putting her in her stall and one of the barn cats was sleeping in her hay. Snap was quite displeased but gently nudged the kitty until he took off quickly out of the stall.
I want a pony!
The last two photos are in a knockdown battle for cutest thing we’ve ever seen. SQUEEEEEEEEEEEE!