Seven pictures from the day Sunderland children got a visit from two horses in 2003

No horsing around: This really did happen at a Sunderland school

What a day at school that must have been.

Imagine being in the classroom and reading the classic tale Black Beauty when a unique learning aid turns up: Two horses!

But that's exactly what happened at Valley Road Primary School in Sunderland 20 years ago and the two magnificent creatures were given a huge welcome.

It got us thinking. Which special classroom guests came to your school?

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