It looks like an optical illusion but this chestnut foal was born with his own perfect white shadow. The unique marking is the profile of another horse which runs up his left shoulder and neck. It then merges seamlessly from white to black into his mane.The pattern is such a work of art that the foal's owners have called him Da Vinci, or Vinny for short. He was born at the start of May at Fyling Hall riding school at Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire. Wendy Bulmer, who runs the riding school, said: 'I bought his mother at a sale and didn't know she was in foal [pregnant] so that was a bit of a surprise. He's even got a little white heart shape on his bottom as well.'

This chestnut foal is like two horses in one. Born at Flying Hall riding school in North Yorkshire, England, "Da Vinci" has a patch near his mane that looks like the silhouette of another horse. The baby horse and the unusual marking came as a surprise to owner Wendy Bulmer. "I bought his mother at a sale and didn't know she was…[pregnant] so that was a bit of a surprise," she told the Daily Mail. "Chestnut horses have irregular patches but they don't normally make something as recognizable." The beautiful horse was named Da Vinci because of his artistic marking, and he also has a white heart shape on his rump. The unusual animal is friendly and much loved by Bulmer's children.

"I bought his mother at a sale and didn't know she was in foal [pregnant] so that was a bit of a surprise". "It looks like an optical illusion, but this foal was born with his own perfect white shadow!" "Chestnut horses have irregular patches but they don't normally make something as recognizable". "I wasn't very happy at first but he is so friendly and the kids love him". "He's even got a little white heart shape on his bottom as well".