Lauras horse Bunny?
Does anyone know how Laura aquired her horse Bunny?
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It was Patty's foal/colt.
Back in the premiere, their old and tired horses were traded for a couple of fresh/rested ones to pull their wagon on their long journey before they ended up near Walnut Grove. One was a mare which carried a foal. Laura named them Patty (mare) and Pat (stallion or gelding). Patty gave birth to her colt ("Bunny") in a following episode, and Charles gifted it to Laura (whom was present for the birth). The older ponies Pat and Patty were eventually traded for Oxen, but Laura could keep "Bunny."
The whole Bunny quadrilogy is a bit weird. They go overboard on stories for Bunny (Laura trades Bunny for Ma's Christmas gift, Laura saves Bunny, Laura races Bunny). And then they wrap up the arc with an uplifting ending, in which Bunny gets shot.
I also thought Charles and Caroline did a poor job of parenting Laura in the episode where Nellie is paralyzed. Laura takes on all this guilt, and despite their mild protests, they continue to let her be Nellie's slave, and worse let Harriet mind-frak her.
sjbradford (Sun Oct 9 2016 11:54:45)I would have been severely hated in that community. Every time Harriet would open her mouth to say something stupid, I'd be shutting her up.
and worse let Harriet mind-frak her.
I don't know bipperfroe, but that horse had a c_ _ k so his name shouldn't have been Bunny! 😀
But in all seriousness, here's the answer to your question:
Bunny was Laura's horse that was born to Pat and Patty in the The Pilot.
Edit: Added back in my original answer that some goody two shoes got deleted back at IMDB ☹
I never knew that! Thanks for explaining--I also wondered about Bunny's 🐰 origins. (You're right--Bunny's a questionable name for a male 🐴!! 😁)
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