Mark Tueting escorted his eight-year-old Ayrshire cow Bonnie at the head of the parade through the village of Batesville on Batesville Day May 1, marking the first time a cow has ever made a parade appearance—at least as far as anyone can remember.
Bonnie showed some reluctance to pass between the 400 to 500 people standing on either side of the road, but Tueting reassured her with strokes to her cheeks and with a strong stride kept up forward momentum. Tueting, who owns Sweet Season Farm south of Batesville, said that Bonnie likes to be rubbed under her chin and is now drying up after having raised three calves this spring.
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