Cat and Horse Pictures

I have a soft spot for cat and horse pictures, so here are some more. One aspect of them that I like is the size difference and how the cat deals with that potential obstacle. It means climbing a fence post or sitting on top of the horse. Those are the usual techniques. Cats and horses have a long history of getting along. Racing stables sometimes employing cats to keep their horses more content. The most famous racehorse to have a cat friend was Godolphin.

All the pictures show a deep affection between domestic cats and horses. The size difference is overcome.

These are thumbnail images. If you click on them you’ll be taken to a larger image.

Horses seem to completely accept a cat perched on their back. Perhaps all horses don’t. It is probably a personal preference. Perhaps, also, these horses are used to having people ride them and are therefore used to having an animal on their back.

Size difference is clearly no barrier to a good inter-species relationship. However, I would have thought that the cat would need to be confident enough to not feel intimidated by the size of a horse.