Formerly loved Malvern horse finds new home

Millie May wanted a horse — unfortunately, the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne isn’t the best place to have one. So when the eight-year-old spied this well-known former Malvern shop’s mascot she put her pencil into action. READ HER LETTER

The horse at its former home — atop the Horse Torque & Lollies shop in Malvern.

When Mille May, 8, asked her parents for a horse, she was told that it might be difficult to keep one in the inner eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

But she got the next best thing.

When the Malvern East girl spotted the big red horse atop former shop Horse Torque & Lollies on Dandenong Rd near Malvern railway station, she had an idea.

Millie wrote to property developer Mark Stevens at Kokoda, which is building luxury apartment complex Malvern Collective on the site.

Millie May, of Malvern East, wrote this letter to Kokoda asking for the fake horse which used to be atop Horse Torque and Lollies, where Malvern Collective will be located.

In her letter, Millie wrote that she loved horses very much but her parents wouldn’t let her have a real pony because there wasn’t enough room.

“So I was wondering if I can have your fake pony on the top of your building,” she wrote.

“I think my mum would let me keep it because it would not need much care.”

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Kokoda acquired the horse by default when they bought the land and, after the turbulent weather and winds recently, it hung precariously on the roof — with Millie’s letter arriving at the right time.

The horse was brought down from the roof and repainted the colour that Millie wanted — brown.

Millie May is the proud new owner of this horse. Picture: Stuart Milligan

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