Time for talented horses to take back horse roles in pantos

[Comebyshep]

It’s the 21st century and yet pantomimes insist on getting two human actors to play a sad parody of a horse. Meanwhile equine actors
sit at home wondering where the next job is coming from.

The offensive stereotype of a
clumsy, ridiculous, uncoordinated beast is presented year on year. It’s insulting. Surely we’ve moved on from this? The only way of tackling this is to hand the roles over to actual horses.

AIBU?

Yet another thread we need the laughing emoji for.

Kindly, this reads as quite ableist. Swans are more than capable, they just need to be given the same opportunities.

That's all well and good in theory, but in reality swans are unreliable, migratory, here today gone tomorrow types.
If you are looking for dancers, look no further than horses, they are famously excellent hoofers.

My friend's riding school supplies the ponies for productions of Cinderella at the local theatre. The costume department dresses her up in a coachman's outfit and she leads the pony on stage. There is also another cast member dressed as a coachman who follows the coach with bucket and shovel.😂

Pretty sure Flipper committed tax evasion.

The mechanical shark from Jaws was a sweetie in real life but was typecast ever after playing that role and it ruined his career. Such a shame.

So shocking that sheepface was once considered mainstream entertainment.

Is there any lower role for any actor than to be the back end of a horse ? Constantly bent over with another actors arse in your face . Won't you think of these unfortunate creatures ? # GoFundMe # Horses for Courses # Panto Horses My Arse . 😸

FEE FI FO FUM Community! 😆

Why is there a cat instead of this

Nay.

You're being a horse's ass suggesting such a thing.

Obviously it’s wrong and reductive to limit horse roles to pantomime. They need broader opportunities. I would start with a soap like Neigh-bours

Absolutely!

Every time I think of packing in Mumsnet a thread like this comes along 🤣

I mean, even Covent Garden are giving in to this blatant political incorrectness, Swan Lake being the outstanding example.

I do think we need to rethink the Horse of the Year Show, it’s vile and wouldn’t be allowed for other animals. The bikini round is particularly challenging.