Statue of the Naughty Mascot Pony

Dallas, Texas

Peruna was a tiny Shetland pony, the mascot of Southern Methodist University, billed as "the midget wonder horse." He was named after a then-popular 36 proof "medicinal tonic" -- popular on campus during Prohibition -- because of his "spirited" nature.

Indeed, the cute-looking horse was infamous for tormenting other mascots and his human handlers. In his brief two-year reign of mayhem he attempted to mount the Texas Tech mascot, ran onto the field and took a dump in the middle of the SMU's brand-new football turf, and killed the Fordham University ram by kicking it in the head.

Peruna was run over by a car on Halloween 1934, and was buried by a genuinely grieving student body outside the football stadium. Three years later a statue of the pony was placed atop his grave, and when a new stadium was built the statue was moved along with it (The grave stayed where it was). Seven successive "Peruna"s have followed in the original's hoofprints, but none have equaled his reputation for hijinks and chaos.