"Give A Hoot About Animals" Writing Contest

Read this winning entry for the "Give A Hoot About Animals" contest! Learn more about the contest here.

Honorable mention, ages 5-8

Lindsay D., age 5, Burke, VA 

Flat Head is my horse.  He is the color of snow and he runs like a snow ghost.  I take my horse sweet yellow hay and he eats all day long.  When Flat Head is all done with his hay he needs a sweet red apple. 

I love to ride Flat Head.  When we ride in town we always watch out for cars.  After a ride, Flat Head gets a bath with the hose.  He won’t fit in the bath tub so I wash him outside.  It tickles him when I spray him and dry him off. 

At night I hear Flat Head running.  He looks like a snow ghost to us at night.  He sounds like someone playing the drums.  I hear him every night as he plays. 

Flat Head likes to play with everyone.  He is a nice horse.  Sometimes he sees a cat and he plays with the cat.  Sometimes he sees a pig and he plays with the pig.  Sometimes he sees me and he plays with me.  I want Flat Head to live a long time and I will always take good care of him.