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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsMetro: The horse that saved his own life by painting
He was once a champion racehorse, but it looked as though ill health would soon mean the end for Metro. Then his artist owner, Ron, had an unusual idea.
It's said that you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. So when Ron Krajewski first introduced his horse, Metro, to an easel there was no guarantee he would paint.
After all, this horse had been struggling with health problems since he was adopted by Ron and his wife in 2009. Metro had once been a successful racehorse - as Metro Meteor, he won eight races and $300,000 (£234,000) prize money at the prestigious Belmont Stakes. However, he was retired by his stable after bone chips in his knees caused permanent damage.
"We were looking for a horse Wendy could ride and were probably quite naive," Ron says. "We soon discovered Metro had worse race injuries than we had bargained for," Ron says.
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He had noticed that his spirited horse liked to bob his head to get attention and pick things up in his mouth. A professional artist himself, Ron wondered if he could convince Metro to hold a paintbrush.
Much more: (includes video) http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-39628629#
Metro tackles the canvas assisted by Ron. He paints from left to right
Ron sometimes set up an easel for Metro to paint outside
nadine_mn
(3,702 posts)Here is a guy who loves his horse so much he wanted to make the most of what he thought would be a limited time...that speaks volumes of what an amazing guy he is. And then how this led to research that ended up saving his life...even more amazing. Thank you for sharing
Rhiannon12866
(205,161 posts)I love happy endings.
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)Rhiannon12866
(205,161 posts)shenmue
(38,506 posts)Orrex
(63,199 posts)But is it stable work?
Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)malthaussen
(17,184 posts)I'm going to go horse nagging you to fix that.
-- Mal