our smaportsman of the year. and we get going. oops. the animal kingdom was a galaxy of star this is year. from shotgun riding bison and raging bulls. to parasailing donkeys and surfing alpacas. but one animal stood above the rest in 2010, by sitting in the backseat of an old toyota. there s a horse in the car! that s rascal, the miniature show horse. he travels 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! 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 the year.