Goose Adopted Pony On Minnesota Farm

Goose Adopted Pony On Minnesota Farm LIVESTOCK Horses/Mules 19-5-19 "People laugh when they see them together for the first time," says Joe Wenzel, Jack-son, Minn., about a goose that became fast friends with Elmer, a 26-year-old pony. It all started in the wet spring of 1991 when the goose landed on the farm from out of nowhere and spotted Elmer. It was love at first sight, and since that day the goose has never left the pony's side. The friends share a pen with 12 cattle. The goose occasionally waddles out to pasture with Elmer, wagging its tail feathers as it struggles to keep up. Some wing-flapping and short flights help the bird along. "We don't know where the goose came from, and we've never given her a name. We just call it, `that damn goose,' says Wenzel. "No one knows why he bonded with Elmer. A local veterinarian says the goose must have imprinted on a horse or bonded with it when it hatched about five or six years ago before coming to our farm. "At first Elmer would try to get away from the goose, but eventually he gave in to the goose's devotion." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Joe Wenzel, Rt. 1, Jackson, Minn. 56143 (ph 507 847-3718).

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