It's a horse! No. It's a cow! No It IS a horse! Look close and you see Hereford cows. Look further and you will see a sorrel cowpony hiding amidst the herd of Herefords. This artist loves a good joke and pun.

Once, while working at a friend's roundup, she was told to catch her mount, a sorrel, only to find the horse gifted at disguising himself in the herd of cattle. She was able to track him down by watching for his pointed, upright ears...a cow's ears stick out sideways. Thus the idea for Cowpony was born.

Once she had the idea, then came the challenge of fitting the anatomy of the cattle to that of the horse. ..a nose to a bulging muscle, the belly of a cow to that of the horse, the face of a cow wrapped over the horse's face. With millions of brushstrokes, she brought the cattle to life - as well as the spirit that is Cowpony. Artist: Lori Musil Made of resin various ponies are raised, so the surface is NOT smooth.

CowPony was introduced  by Trail of Painted Ponies Winter 2005. It was retired July 2008. The last CowPony manufactured was #5E/374 That means 50,374 of CowPony was made.