A hoof on it's own is nought to behold

But what's atop four hooves is precious gold

A goat believes all things are edible

With an appetite insatiably terrible

A pig makes noises quite disgusting

But on the spit he's most appetising

Without the merino on the land

                                                              Australia never would've been so grand

                                                              On Christmas Eve ponder Santa's plight

                                                              Without his reindeer flying by night

                                                              Herds of cattle are a soothing sight

                                                              Better to be a milker than a meaty bite

                                                              Giraffes reach up to heavenly spheres

                                                              Long tongues used to clean eyes and ears

                                                              "Hee haw" says donkey with raucous timbre

                                                              "I may be stubborn but I'm also limber"

                                                              And on the zebra's stripy hide

                                                              Is there a pattern to be espied

                                                              Last but definitely by no means least

                                                              Comes the horse, the most noble beast