Peas and Carrots, Forrest and Jenny, Disco and Polyester, Horses and Dogs. For as long as people have been domesticating horses, they’ve been trailed by a dog looking for hoof clippings and the grossest possible thing to roll in while your back is turned.
Honoring this age-old tradition, Grand Prix rider Michael Tokaruk of Tokaruk Stables is rarely seen without canine matriarch, Alice, who is a rescue dog, “part mountain goat”, and good luck charm at every show circuit they attend.
Who run the world? Alice. Here’s proof:
When you’re a dog with your own director’s chair, you definitely run this show.
From surveying her barn aisle kingdom to hunting lizards in Wellington, here’s a smattering of moments where Alice and her cute little snaggletooth did not disappoint:
This one comes via Tokaruk Show Stables FB Page, and it would be tom-foolery not to include Alice dressed as a peacock being pulled in a carriage:
Have a pooch who makes the horse show rounds with you deserving of some publicity? You know what to do: Link that goodness to yours truly at lorraine@nationmediallc.com. Go Alice, and Go Jumping.
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