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Trippin' Through Time

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[–] chellomere@lemmy.world 29 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 9 points 4 days ago

I wish I could unsee that

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 35 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Same guy, different horse

#thehorsesofmatamoros

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think it's the same horse, just a bit younger.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 days ago

It’s three guys in a horse costume, but the first guy forgot part of his outfit.

[–] dingus@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Why does the horse look so depressed

[–] amelaxxx@piefed.social 1 points 4 days ago
[–] milliams@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This is my favourite, from Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen

[–] Amuletta@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 days ago

I wonder if the artist was trying to show that airs above ground thing that the Lippizan horses do?

[–] TomMasz@piefed.social 8 points 4 days ago

I can excuse artists who drew something like an elephant after hearing it described by a guy who heard it described by another guy who visited Africa. But horses were everywhere . All you had to do was look out a window.

[–] Borger@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 5 days ago

The face is nowhere near as bad as that absolute chode of a neck.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago
[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 days ago
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 days ago

AI really sucked in the 1500s. Good thing we’re doing so much better now.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago

At before photography was difficult!

Source: I’m old

horse: yo what you doin with that pointy thing

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

It's Centaurworld!

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Artist: I can draw a horse, of course, of course...

Noble: Excellent, you're hired, here's the advance on your commission.

A: Unless that horse is Mr. Ed.

N: ...

A: No takebacks!

Rider thicc

[–] Petter1@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 days ago