Horse dreams dashed, German teen turns to cow Luna

[Lorien]

LAUFEN, Germany — When Regina Mayer's parents dashed her hopes of getting a horse, the resourceful 15-year-old didn't sit in her room and sulk. Instead, she turned to a cow called Luna to make her riding dreams come true.

Hours of training, and tons of treats, cajoling and caresses later, the results are impressive: not only do the two regularly go on long rides through the southern German countryside, they do jumps over a makeshift hurdle of beer crates and painted logs.

"She thinks she's a horse," the golden-haired Mayer joked on a recent sunny afternoon as she sat atop the impassive brown-and-white, grass-munching cow.

It all started about two years ago, shortly after Luna was born on the Mayers' sprawling farm in the hamlet of Laufen, just minutes from the Austrian border.

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[nolabear]

1. "Cowgirl" joke in 3...2...1...

Actually those two should come to the rodeo circuit in the US. She'd be a sensation!

[Kali]

2. ...

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http://www.premierlonghorns.com/RidingLonghorns.html

[MiddleFingerMom]

3. Something tells me we won't be seeing much of Kali anymore.

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[nolabear]

4. "Udder catastrophe" joke in 3...2...1...

[geardaddy]

8. The joCOWlarity is unbearable.

[Fire Walk With Me]

5. That milk shake brings all the jockeys to the yard.

[Arugula Latte]

6. Wow, that's astonishing. I didn't know cows could move like that.

:wow:

Doesn't her udder hit the jump? :hide:

[MiddleFingerMom]

7. "Doesn't her udder hit the jump?"

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Poor baby... THAT would make her sCREAM!!!
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Just my 2%'s worth.
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