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DFO’s Animals: House Horse

In this Jan. 22, 2010 picture, Rowan, the miniature horse, stands in the Thorn family's living room in Belgrade, Mont. The 30-inch miniature horse sleeps next to her owners' bed, weighs about a hundred pounds and takes baths in the bathtub. She rides in the back of an SUV, and she even has a doggy door.
In this Jan. 22, 2010 picture, Rowan, the miniature horse, stands in the Thorn family's living room in Belgrade, Mont. The 30-inch miniature horse sleeps next to her owners' bed, weighs about a hundred pounds and takes baths in the bathtub. She rides in the back of an SUV, and she even has a doggy door. "Really, it's just like having a big dog," Mike Thorn said. "Except that when she steps on your foot, it leaves a little more of an impression." (Nick Wolcott / Bozeman Daily Chronicle)

Rowan, the miniature horse, stands in the Thorn family's living room in Belgrade, Mont., recently. The 30-inch miniature horse sleeps next to her owners' bed, weighs about a hundred pounds and takes baths in the bathtub. She rides in the back of an SUV, and she even has a doggy door. "Really, it's just like having a big dog," Mike Thorn said. "Except that when she steps on your foot, it leaves a little more of an impression." (AP Photo/Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Nick Wolcott)

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D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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