Jalopnik: horse

Which Pony Is The New 2010 Ford Mustang Emblem?

Mark Arnold — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:40:00 EDT

Can you tell which of these two horses is the new emblem for the upcoming 2010 Ford Mustang? Besides the color, there are actually some subtle differences between the two. Considering the trend of retro styling, will the new emblem actually look older than the current one? Choose your horse, place your bets, and make the jump to find out.

And it's the dark horse by a nose! Yep, this here is the new 2010 model pony. Douglas Gaffka, chief designer for the 2010 Mustang, says of his steed:

"We lifted the head to make the pony more proud, tipped the neck into the wind to give it a feeling of greater speed and better balance... It’s more chiseled and more defined and looks more like a wild horse... It’s more realistic in terms of proportion to an actual Mustang.”

How this will translate to the look of the actual car remains to be seen. [via Ford]

Roush Horse Trainer Is A New Kind Of Pony Car

Wes Siler — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:40:00 EDT

No, this Roush Horse Trainer isn't powered by the pony up front. It's designed to be a sort of mobile corral, allowing trainers unprecedented access to a moving race horse. Built for Kurt Systems, a Turkish camel and horse racing equipment provider, the Trainer encloses a horse in its booms, steering it in the same direction as the vehicle using reins connected to the front wheels.

The large passenger enclosure has space for a trainer and veterinarian in addition to the centrally mounted driver. They can monitor heart, blood, oxygen and fitness levels as the horse walks, trots or even gallops.

The vehicle itself uses Ford F-150 suspension and a Volvo five-cylinder turbodiesel (hey, that sounds like a good combination, Ford). It can safely control a horse at up to 37mph.
[via CarScoop]

Man Protests High Diesel Prices By Trading His Truck For A Horse, Horsepower Puns Ensue

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:00:00 EDT

A man in rural Kentucky, fed up by the high price for diesel, has decided to trade driving for riding. He'd rather fill up his horse with oats than spend $4.00 a gallon putting fuel in his truck, so he's riding everywhere in protest. This is easier for the gentleman because he's a sign painter and not, you know, an ambulance driver. His argument loses some coherency until he starts to show off that he can multiply by twos. The tired horse was later quoted as saying "I hope to God that the price of beef doesn't suddenly shoot up." [CNN]

Horse Jumps Pontiac Grand Am, Unaware It Could Just Slide Under It

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:47:59 EST

Clearly, Luis Galindo had had not seen the amazing video of the Chiranjeevi horse slide, or else he would know that this whole horse-jumping-Pontiac Grand Am stunt is unnecessary. On the other hand, we have to give credit to them for finally coming up with a good use for the Pontiac Grand Am. Of course, this maneuver came too late for one horse rider. [YouTube]

Two Dead As Horse And Car Collide On Highway, No Mustang Jokes Please

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:15:00 EST

A sad story from New Zealand as an odd horse v. car accident resulted in the death of two (three if you include the horse, which was mercifully put down by the police). The accident happened along State Highway 35 near Opotiki on the North Island of New Zealand after a horse, being ridden by a teenager, bolted from the sand dunes and onto the highway, where it was crushed by an east-bound car. It was the 15th car-related fatality in New Zealand over the holiday.

Neither the driver of the car, nor the driver of the horse, walked away from the accident. No word on the cause of the crash, other than horse + highway, though road policing manager Inspector Carey Griffiths said it wasn't "your typical crash," which we're guessing is some kind of humorous New Zealand understatement. [The New Zealand Herald]