Meet the cow who thinks she’s a horse

WHEN Regina Mayer’s parents dashed her hopes of getting a horse, the resourceful 15-year-old did not sit in her room and sulk. Instead, she turned to a cow called Luna to make her riding dreams come true.

After hours of training, treats, cajoling and caressing the results are impressive – not only do the two regularly go on long rides through the southern German countryside, they also do jumps over a makeshift hurdle of beer crates and painted logs.

“She thinks she’s a horse,” Regina joked on a recent sunny afternoon as she sat on the impassive brown-and-white, grass-munching cow.