Pantomime horse

A pantomime horse is a theatrical representation of a horse or other quadruped by two actors in a single costume who cooperate and synchronize their movements.^[1] One actor plays the front end, including the horse's head and its front legs, in a more-or-less upright posture and with a reasonable field of view afforded by eye holes in the horse's head.^[1] The other actor, playing the rear end of the animal, must bend at the waist so that their torso is horizontal like that of a horse and put his arms around the waist of the first actor.^[1] They can see little, although there are normally eye holes in the bottom part of the horse's torso to enable them to see where they are putting their feet and to enable them to breathe.

Pantomime horses and cows feature in Christmas pantomimes, mainly in the United Kingdom.

^ ^a ^b ^c Ward, Andrew (2017). "The Panto Horse Derby". Horse Racing's Strangest Tales. La Vergne: Pavilion Books. ISBN 978-1911042839. OCLC 973187432.

[:0-1] Ward, Andrew (2017). "The Panto Horse Derby". Horse Racing's Strangest Tales. La Vergne: Pavilion Books. ISBN 978-1911042839. OCLC 973187432.

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