I have to admit, I wasn’t really digging the “your horse as a character” thing that’s been going around blogland. Until yesterday that is, when I suddenly realized that Henry is 100% April Ludgate from Parks and Rec. Now I get it.
In all fairness, I’ve been told that I’m April Ludgate too. Several times. When I first heard that, I had never seen Parks & Rec so I went and watched a little youtube compilation and was like oh… yep, nailed it. Sarcastic, blunt, weird, pretty much the polar opposite of warm and fuzzy. Then I started watching episodes here and there because obviously I love April. People also tell me pretty often that Henry and I have the same temperament. I can see how our relationship works out so well. But – let’s look at the Henry/April comparison.
First, there’s the top-notch resting bitch face (or mareglare, if you will):
Henry every day when I put him back in his stall after a ride:
Henry after every show:
Henry after he finishes cross country:
If you want to pet him but don’t have cookies:
When we try to do dressage:
When he sniffs hay that’s been peed or pooped on:
When I try to spend quality time with him:
When you try to show him affection in general:
But how he really feels about me, deep down:
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Hahahaha omg this is hilarious! Love it
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I am dead. I died. This is great
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This is my favorite thing ever. Henry is April.
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Bahahah this is hilarious!!!!
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Nailed it.
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HAHAHA! Yes!! I love Parks & Rec; Henry is 100% April.
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hahahaha love it!
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lolz at the “spirit blood”
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Yesssssssss
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Wait, is this going around blogland? Because Pearl is 1000000% Leslie Knope.
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It all started with Austen http://guineaforaguinness.blogspot.com/2016/02/horses-as-characters-in-which-guinness.html
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Hahaha I’m so glad you finally stopped resisting because Henry has a huge personality and definitely needed a character. This was a hilarious morning break, thank you for that 🙂
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Hahaha! These are hilarious!
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UH, news flash!! YOU are April Ludgate too – except you use extreme amounts of profanity. Animals really do take after their owners… I guess that’s why Halo is so sweet. 🙂
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I dunno that I’d call Halo sweet. More like slightly spaztic with a generous helping of really stinky and overall disgustingness. So.. yeah, just like you.
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Halo is not disgusting, he’s a sweet baby who happens to have an anomaly where food comes out his nose. You just say that cause he sprayed you and Henry on our hack with chewed up rotted hay! Such a good boy….
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What about all the poop in his tail?
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He can’t help that he poops nonstop in the trailer and basically sits on the butt bar…. should we mention how your Henny’s clothes (and yours) can basically stand up on their own and don’t smell any better?
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Ha! I could say, from what I have seen on here, that Bobby is Andy. But, Andy and April are married, sooo….
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We kind of act like that.
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So you’re saying I am hot like Guardians of the Galaxy Chris Pratt is all I am hearing!
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well, he was kinda chubby in Parks and Rec…
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Again, all I am hearing is that I am the hot Chris Pratt.
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I dont think Halo is as delusional as you are
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Still just hearing hot!
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check your hearing aid, gramps
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No, then I just hear you louder, this way I can mute you. I know… everyone is jealous of that one.
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Hilarious – love it!
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Bahahaha, this is amazing! I don’t watch it religiously but I can totally see this being a thing!
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Omg this is so funny! I keep trying to figure out who Prisoner or I would be for a blog post, but I have nooo idea. Then one day Aimee said I was a bubbly person…or dear God I think she is right, the horror.
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OMG!! LOL Funniest thing I’ve heard in a while LOL LOL. We’d probably be as close to friends as it gets for us April Ludgate’s of the world!
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