This warms my heart a lot, what a sweet, sweet story.
See her on her daily walk below, she truly is an entertaining part of this small town!
See her on her daily walk below, she truly is an entertaining part of this small town!
Jenny the white horse does take a everyday constitutional around the city of Frankfurt, Germany every day, sometimes also stopping to kiss children along the way.
The Associated Press talked with the 25-year-old Arabian mare’s proprietor, Werner Weischedel, and he confirmed that the social networks sensation has actually been taking place a 12-mile stroll for roughly 14 years.
” Everybody recognizes her,” the 79-year-old told the AP.
She’s a great horse, avoiding pedestrians and joggers and never standing up traffic. Of course, that does not stop visitors from being startled by the sight of her and calling authorities.
” My name is Jenny, I didn’t run away, I’m just going for a walk.”
It ends up Jenny isn’t the only “free-range” animal on Weischedel’s farm either. He opens up the stable doors each morning to allow his horses go anywhere they want.
Jenny was a view for particularly sore eyes throughout lockdown last year
” Individuals seem to notice her more because they have more time. A lot of passers-by stroke her, maybe because they are missing out on some human call,” said Anna Weischedel.
Like clockwork, her husband heads out every day on his scooter to go locate Jenny, who follows him back to her stable without difficulty.
Obviously, they are always naysayers (pun completely intended) and some believe that Jenny positions a danger to both herself and to others, even though she’s never had an incident in over a decade and a half.
Her veterinarian Maren Hellige disagrees, nevertheless, noting that she ” appears very relaxed and satisfied.”
Her tale went viral after the mare’s affairs were covered in the German publication FNP and photos were published on Facebook by a guy named Keith Anderson.
His post has gotten almost a million responses and has actually been shared over 649k times!
” Every early morning in Frankfurt, Germany, you could catch a glimpse of Jenny, a horse that takes place a lengthy walk every early morning, all by herself. She has been taking the same route every morning for 14 years, since her proprietor, now 79 years old, came to be unable to ride. She enjoys welcoming all of the familiar faces in the process, and she stops and gets treats and pettings from a few of her favored human beings. The locals treat her like a star and happily clean up after her.”
Those that can value the beauty of the scenario loved the story and photos and said they wished they lived closer (or had their own communal wandering horse).
It seems that Jenny now has fans all over the world!
Many talk about the article had to do with just how wonderful individuals in the town were for caring for and about her.
” Great! Fantastic! Brilliant! Oh, my holy stars, BRILLIANT!I like this! I love Jenny! I love her beautiful owner! I love the beloved sign he provided her, and I love the whole community’s responses to her! This simply warms everybody’s and my heart up!” gushed one poster.