Animal Farm, part six

It's time for edition six of Animal Farm on this Monday morning. If you're behind, read parts one, two, three, four and five.

Soaring through the clouds with an eagle by her side is Pokeys Dun Smoken, a 1998 dun overo mare owned by Lori Sundberg of Galesburg, Illinois. "I bought 'Fancy Pants' about 18 months ago and hadn't really noticed that her markings looked like anything special," writes Lori, "but inevitably children will say, 'She has an eagle on her side!' when they see her. In fact, the markings do look like an eagle or hawk with its wings spread."

Sir Jack Wiggles also likes to fly. "Sir Jack Wiggles was born on Easter Sunday in 2008," writes Ernest Alcon of Farmington, New Mexico. "That is when we noticed the bird shape on his hindquarter area."

Sir Jack Wiggles is a 2008 bay tobiano stallion.

Cheyenn Ginger, a 2007 sorrel tobiano mare, is a bit of a trickster with her markings! She resides in Westerdeichstrich, Germany, with owner Angela Schmidt. Angela writes, "My 2-year-old Paint Horse mare has a hampster or cat on her left side. What do you think?"

I think it kind of looks like a puppy or something flying on a broomstick, but I tend to have a wild imagination.

This next marking is an animal of the hoofed kind. " 'Steson' has a mountain goat on his side," writes Laurie Salzer of Derby, New York, about her 2001 bay tobiano gelding Nite Time Obsession.

Animal Farm, part five

It's time for another round of Animal Farm! If you've missed out on past editions of Animal Farm markings, check out versions one, two, three and four.

Sonny Cool Youre Jets, a 2007 chestnut tobiano mare, has gone to the dogs with her marking!

"One day we were standing out with the horse and I saw a dog shape on her right side," writes owner Crystal Vogel of Apple Hill, Ontario, Canada. "She is 2-years-old and the dog hasn't moved or changed one bit."

(If you can't see it, the dog's head is facing the horse's rear and the dog looks like a poodle.)

Following the dog (or maybe running away from) is 1996 bay overo gelding Commander Cat Bird from Laurel, Delaware. Take a guess at his markings!

"He has a picture of a cat on his side, with the cat's tail running up his hip, and a picture of a bird on his neck," writes his owner, Heather Holloway. "Hence his name, Commander Cat Bird."

Today's Animal Farm post is a real cat-and-mouse chase! Impressive Whispers, owned by Nicole Gray of Belleville, Michigan, sports a mouse on her side—Mickey Mouse, to be exact.

"This is my 3-year-old filly and you can clearly see Mickey Mouse's head on her right side," writes Nicole about her 2006 sorrel tobiano mare.

Animal Farm, part two

Hi everyone! If you missed the first installment of Animal Farm, go check it out now before reading this. Otherwise, get ready for some Paints that truly take flight!

Cooss Painted Cookie might just fly away someday with the lengthy wings found on her side. This 2007 bay tobiano mare resides in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, with owner Kim Johnston.

Kim writes, "On her forehead, it looks like she has an emu or a goose head with a long neck. And on her side, she has a seagull-type bird flying with wings spread!"

Up, up and away!

This little fella might not fly away just yet, but wait until his feathered companion grows along side him before making any permanent assumptions.

"To us, this looks like a duck in flight," writes Shelly Hood of Sneads, Florida, who owns the 2008 chestnut tobiano stallion Lucky Paint By Number with Kenneth Hood.

This last guy may not be much of a flyer himself, but his buddy sure is! See if you can find who's hanging out with Skip The Obvious, a 1999 sorrel tobiano gelding.

Any ideas? Hint: The marking's friend is a flying squirrel from a TV show in the 1960s. Still no luck?

"It looks like Bullwinkle is on 'Rowdy's' right flank," writes owners Ed and Mardi Messia of Blanchard, Idaho.