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   Bruno Zeigerts said, 3 months ago

   Can Marigold walk down stairs?
   (Real horses can’t .. .they can go up stairs, but not down. That’s why firehouses used to have circular stairs, otherwise the horses would climb up … but couldn’t come down.
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   Dana Simpson said, 3 months ago

   @Bruno Zeigerts

   I actually didn’t know that.

   Hm. It’s an interesting question.
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   Nabuquduriuzhur said, 3 months ago

   My cat goes both up and down ladders. This morning she spent a while near the top of the ladder that goes to the roof, sunning herself. When done, she just walked back down it. I’ve only seen one other cat do that.
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   Nabuquduriuzhur said, 3 months ago

   I’ve an old photo of the fuzzball sunning from some years back.

   Middle Photo:

   http://www.holodiscustechnical.com/wildlife_and_less_than_wildlife/wildlife_and_less_than_wildlife.html
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   Coyoty said, 3 months ago

   I think horses are probably physically capable of going down stairs, but don’t know it.
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   Simon_Jester said, 3 months ago

   Whoa, I’d love to see her on a half-pipe.
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   isaiahammar said, 3 months ago

   Marigold’s got game!
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   Half Caper Farm said, 3 months ago

   @Bruno Zeigerts

   Sure they can! As long as they’re not steep and narrow. I used to ride my first horse up and down the steps of the church.
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   Half Caper Farm said, 3 months ago

   @Nabuquduriuzhur

   When I was a teenager, our barn cat had kittens in the woodshed loft. They lived up there until they learned to climb down the ladder. My dad left the big ladder up against the house (big old farmhouse with 10 foot ceilings) and we woke up to find Oscar and Ginger peeking in the bedroom windows.

   One of our current barncats goes up and down the ladder into the garage loft all the time.
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    T_Lexi said, 3 months ago

    : D Superb illustrations today, Dana! I just knew Marigold was gonna rock those roller skates! (And… if I were Phoebe, I’d really want to ride her while she did that.)
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    Q4horse said, 3 months ago

    Having four legs makes for greater stability. When walking an equine always has three feet on the ground which is a stable tripod. Humans must always be working to remain upright, even when not moving, while a horse can actually sleep standing up.The bipedal gate with its inherent instability also has much greater agility. If Phoebe could roller skate they could learn to use their individual advantages in a complimentary manor. If Phoebe learned a some gymnastic vaulting techniques, they could put on quite a show.
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    Night-Gaunt49 said, 3 months ago

    @Dana Simpson

    I’d think her psychokinesis would aid Marigold in going down stairs.
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    Comic Minister said, 3 months ago

    Not bad unicorn.
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    kaykeyser said, 3 months ago

    @Bruno Zeigerts

    Well Phoebe’s bedroom is upstairs…
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    kaykeyser said, 3 months ago

    Wow Marigold what style! What Grace! The Judges LOVE it! your ready for the Olympics! and Dana, the art makes the unicorn appear to actuality move!
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