Just 22 Photos of a Cat Who’s Best Friends With a Horse

Purrfect harmo-neigh (sorry!)

Jack Shepherd
Published in
Nov 17, 2020

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Champy, wearing a blanket, nuzzling Morris, wearing a tan sweater and perched on a fence post outdoors.
Photos: Champy and Morris

When Jennifer Boyle brought Morris the cat home from a shelter 7 years ago, her horse Champy took it upon himself to be the official welcoming committee. After some initial reluctance to make such a large friend, Morris decided not to look a gift horse in the mouth (sorry again!) and jumped aboard. They’re now such fast friends that Morris wakes Jennifer up as soon it gets light every morning so he can go horse-riding.

The pair have developed a sensible system—if Champy sees Morris waiting at a specific fence post that is their designated “bus stop,” he’ll walk over to let his feline friend jump aboard. Then, the inseparable buddies spend the day hanging out together. The whole situation is just exceedingly nice and good, as well as being quite lovely and also delightful. Good job everyone!

To keep up with Champy and Morris’s continuing adventures, you can and indeed must follow them on Instagram.

Morris standing on a fence post, headbutting Champy’s nose.

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Jack Shepherd
Jack Shepherd

Written by Jack Shepherd

I have a newsletter about crossword puzzles and a podcast about rom-coms. Formerly editorial director @BuzzFeed. Email: JackAShepherd at gmail

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