In the 1940s and 50s, Warner Brothers and MGM were consistently making the best and most enjoyable cartoon shorts. One of MGM's characters aside from Tom & Jerry was Barney Bear and he's the star of "Half-Pint Palomino". And, while I generally have enjoyed Barney's cartoons, this particular short is a bit disappointing...mostly because his foil is strange and difficult to love. In this case, Barney is trying to catch a horse that is about the size of a baseball, as some eccentric millionaire is offering a fortune for the person who brings him the smallest horse...which, if you think about it, doesn't make a lot of sense. What follows is pretty much what you'd expect...a tiny horse beating the snot out of full grown bear. Mildly enjoyable and nothing more.
