If you were watching the Super Bowl on February 2nd, you may have been charmed by an adorable chestnut mini in a TELUS ad determined to leave his paddock and join his buddies to the tune of โ€˜Donโ€™t Fence Me In.โ€™ That cutie would be William, the 18-year-old gelding who holds the title of clinic mascot at Ferguson Equine Veterinary Services in Mono, Ontario.

William is owned by veterinary assistant Sarah Ball, who describes the rather unusual way he came into her life. โ€œMy whole family are into horses and we had this old Hanoverian and he was getting beaten up [by his paddock-mates],โ€ she explained. โ€œSo we bought him a mini horse to keep him company. The lady was really funny โ€’ it was a handshake deal, money exchanged, bill of sale โ€’ and then she added, โ€˜Oh, by the way, she might pregnant.'โ€

As time wore it it became very apparent the mare was indeed in foal. โ€œOut he popped and he was the most adorable thing. My sister kept the mare and I took him on.โ€

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