Horsing around the house

[Jazzy]

An Ayrshire woman has gone further than most in making her horses feel part of the family.

Sharon Taylor's horses Lucien and Amigo let themselves into the house, stand at the dinner table, and play with her cat and dog.

They even try to help bring the shopping in, help themselves to food and play with the family's toys.

Ms Taylor, 46, who also shares her farm, near Dalmellington, with partner Kenny Lomax and sons James, 25, Marcus, 20, and Connor, 15, said: "They are a big part of the family - we wouldn't have it any other way.

"They aren't like normal horses. People do think it is strange, especially when they see our cat Samson getting a lift on their backs.

"They've not mastered the stairs yet but we're quite sure one day we'll come home and they'll be at the top."

The animal antics have been a hit on Facebook and Lucien has his own page with videos and pictures showing them throwing a spacehopper for the dog to catch, herding sheep, helping themselves to food and trying to go upstairs.

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Seriously not funny. Horses shouldn't be eating human food. Horses aren't meant to walk up stairs. Wonder how this woman is going to feel when her horse/horses try it and break their legs.

 

[DrLeftover]

The horse can probably go up the stairs just fine, but coming down is another matter all together.

They cannot see the stairs below them, and their legs do not work that way to lower themselves down to the next one.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Doesn't a horse weigh like 1000+ pounds? Could you imagine how much damage a hefty animal like that falling down stairs would cause to itself and to the house?

 

[Bea Sunny (:]

I understand that she loves her horse but.. this is strange.