YouTuber ranks Wiltshire's eight white horses from five to one star
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YouTuber David O'Neill has ranked Wiltshire's eight chalk white horses, with Pewsey declared the overall winner.
YouTuber David O'Neill from St Albans has ranked all eight of Wiltshire's famous hillside chalk figures, with scores ranging from five stars to one star, for his documentary Rating the White Horses of Wiltshire.
O'Neill judged each horse using three criteria: 'prettiness', 'history' and 'other stuff'. Pewsey galloped into first place, sharing a perfect five-star score with Alton Barnes but being declared the overall winner following a 'horsie arm-wrestling contest'.
Behind the two five-star horses, Marlborough scored four and one-third stars, while Hackpen and Westbury both received four stars. Cherhill was awarded three and two-thirds stars and Broad Town received three stars. Devizes was left trailing behind with just one star, the lowest score of any horse featured.
O'Neill's fascination with white horses took him across county borders. He also rated Oxfordshire's Uffington White Horse, which received four and one-third stars, level with Marlborough, and Dorset's Osmington White Horse, which scored three and one-third stars.
O'Neill commented: 'These horses are beautiful creatures – with lots of local folklore and history behind them.'
How it is being reported
- Wiltshire's iconic white horses ranked from best to worstWiltshire’s famous white horses have been put head-to-head in a new ranking.Wiltshire Times · 25 Oct, 05:00
- Wiltshire's iconic white horses ranked from best to worstWiltshire’s famous white horses have been put head-to-head in a new ranking.Gazette & Herald · 25 Oct, 05:00
- Wiltshire's iconic white horses ranked from best to worstWiltshire’s famous white horses have been put head-to-head in a new ranking.Swindon Advertiser · 25 Oct, 05:00
In this story: David O'Neill · Pewsey White Horse · Alton Barnes White Horse · Devizes White Horse · Wiltshire
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