SONG CHALLENGE WINNER!

This Pony In Panties Ain't No Poser! (Ellensburg, WA) -- You can see some pretty strange things in Ellensburg.  Miniature horses are the first thing visitors notice as they pull up to the house of Cherry King and Jenny Calhoun, but the scene quickly gets even more bizarre.  Out across the yard comes "Fat Butt" the miniature goat, as chickens, macaws, dogs, and a host of other pets begin to stir.  The most unique of them all is Rosie, the two-foot tall miniature horse that has been trained to respond to 23 commands to help King, who is blind.  "At a crosswalk, if a car is coming, she'll block me.  There's nothing she can't do."  That's right, a guide horse for the blind--one of only two in the country, the other is in Pennsylvania.  Rosie goes everywhere--to the grocery store, the hospital, everywhere.  And they get strange looks at every turn.  Before going anywhere, Rosie is fitted with a harness, a blanket, and even specially designed horse panties---yes horse panties.  "She's potty-trained," says King "But as a precaution, she wears panties."  It's not just a diaper or shorts; the horse actually wears silky red panties with a thick lining and a hole for her tail.  Watching a 24-inch tall horse strut her stuff in red panties makes all of the other aspects of the story seem a little more run-of-the-mill.  After all, in a world where tiny horses wear panties...?  By the time Rosie climbs into the back of the Toyota Celica and heads into town, she's dolled up in full regalia, so it's no surprise when people slow down and heads turn when they see her climb out of the car in downtown Ellensburg.  The head spinning is no surprise to King.  The place where people are most shocked by Rosie is in restaurants, where the horse often sits under the table during meals, only to emerge when its time to go, startling patrons in nearby booths.  Like a guide dog, Rosie can legally go everywhere, so when Ellensburg residents see a tiny horse walking up and down the aisles of the local supermarket, check for panties.  It's probably just Rosie.


This Little Guide Of Mine by JenEllen
(Tune: This Little Girl Of Mine; Ray Charles)

JenEllen's Comments: Now, there's a thought . . . Have any of the Challenge! topics actually had their songs sung to them before? I may just have to give ol'Rosie a call . . . Ray Charles (honestly, could there be anyone better?)


Do you know that this little guide of mine
I want you people to know
This little guide of mine
She takes me everywhere I go
Wanna go out to eat,
Well what to I do?
Slap on her harness and her panties too
An' that's why I - I - I- I
I love that little guide of mine

Do you know that this little guide of mine
Is one sassy little mare
This little guide of mine
With the panties that she wear
She's got 'breakin' out' right down to a tee,
If she does it again I'm gonna call the police
An' that's why I - I - I - I
I love that little guide of mine

(chickens on piano and a 'Fat Butt' goat sax solo)

Do you know that this little guide of mine
Broke out last night about 8
This little guide of mine
Headin' out for a date
Trottin' in her silkies on a real slow burn
You can lead a horse to school but you can't make 'er learn
An' that's why I - I - I - I
I love that little guide of mine

Do you know that this little guide of mine
Dresses up oh-so neat
This little guide of mine
Stops the traffic on the street
When all the studs nicker, well, I don't mind
In her 'Victoria's Stables', yeah, she is fine
An' that's why I - I - I - I
I love that little guide of mine

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