SAIGNELÉGIER CONCURS-CONCOURS –
They raise horses on the train “for the joke”
In the Jura, the owners of two horses took their animals on the train, creating an unusual scene at the Glovelier station.
Hundreds of horses were present at the 120th Signelégier market.
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Imagine: you get on a train and, between two ads, you hear a hennissement. Yes, you read that right. Friday afternoon, at Glovelier station, in the Jura, two horses embarked on a train.
It was a mare and a foal, en route to the famous Saiglégier-Crustee market. Their owners, visibly in creative mood, opted for a means of transport at least atypical.
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But what happened to them by the head? Before the kick-off of this popular meeting bringing together hundreds of horses, the authorities had recommended to favor public transport. An instruction that these riders may have taken a little too much at the foot of the letter.
“We said to ourselves why not do this for a year, for the joke,” said “Jurassian dailyOne of the two owners. For the anecdote, they had even bought tickets … for dogs.
Horses, alpaca, cow …
But the farce did not last long. Even before the train left, the staff kindly asked everyone to go down, ending the railway epic of the two equines.
This is not the first time that such an unusual scene has been taking place in public transport. In 2013, young Bordeaux advocates had raised a lama (renamed Serge) in the tram, after having stolen it in a circus. And as reminds “20 minutes»last February, an alpaca was also mounted on a CFF train in Thurgovia, just like a cow, in 2023, on the side of Saint-Gall.
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