This is a very clever puzzle from Sam Loyd. All you have to do is to arrange the six pieces to make the best possible picture of a horse. To quote Sam Loyd: "That is all there is to it, but the entire world laughed for a year at the many grotesque representations of a horse that can be made with those six pieces." He sold over one thousand million copies of "The Pony Puzzle". In actual fact, my turtle version is a lot easier. Some pieces require turning - when you click on such a piece, it will turn the correct amount for you. Try to resist the "Solution" button - like most of Loyd's puzzles there is a surprising and elegant solution.

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