This has got to be one very happy horse. But he only wants to drink Australia’s VP brand beer.
NO MORE LONG FACE: HENRY THE HORSE IS A BEER DRINKING REGULAR AT PUB IN AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK
Mail Online
June 17, 2011
He will always have a long face, but nothing makes Henry the Appaloosa pony happier than a cold glass of beer with his mates.
And it's just a bit of horseplay to the regulars at the Logan Pub in the outback near the former Australian gold mining town of St Arnaud, in Victoria.
Standing at the bar with thirsty gold prospectors, bushwalkers and sheep shearers, Henry drinks his fill every Sunday then sleeps it off in the paddock.
Landlord Geoff Turner, 72, a horse racing enthusiast, rescued Henry when he found him overweight and with damaged hooves.
He put him in a dam to soften his hooves and within six months the 10-year-old was fighting fit... and thirsty.
The horse discovered his love of the 'amber nectar' when he tried one the publican was halfway through drinking.
Mr Turner told the Sydney Telegraph: 'Someone might have a quarter beer left and he'll finish it, but he knows his limits.'
Henry is set in his ways when it comes to which beer he prefers to drink. Occasionally, a customer will give him a new one to try.
But after carrying children around, chasing other animals and nudging up to visitors, he always goes for the popular VB beverage. It makes horse sense to Henry.
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