master. our sportsman of the year. let s take it down to the ground and get into a huey. we get going. oops. reporter: the animal kingdom was a galaxy of stars this year. from shotgun riding bison and raging bulls, to parasailing donkeys and surfing alpacas. but one animal stood above the rest in 2010, just by sitting earry in the back seat of an old toyota. there s a horse in the car. reporter: not just any horse, sir, that s rascal, the min ya tur show horse. he traveled around the state of kansas in his owner s car. at once fascinating and horrifying passers by. in the back of this car, there s a horse. smile, horsey! reporter: rascal the miniature show horse, our animal of the year. and there was a long list of nominees in the category of person from another country of