SMU announced that it would be bringing Peruna IX, its black Shetland pony live mascot which has been tradition since 1932, ...

Peruna, SMU’s live mascot named after a prohibition-era tonic, may be a pampered pony but he’s also feisty with a strong kick ...

Yes, as legend has it, one of Peruna's predecessors allegedly kicked the Fordham Ram mascot -- a live ram -- so hard that it ...

Texas and SMU haven't met on the gridiron since 1995—the last year the two schools played together in the old Southwest ...

PETA has called on SMU to end its live mascot program after the Mustangs announced the Peruna would attend the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game against Clemson on Saturday.

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Animal organization writes letter to the university, asking it to keep Peruna IX, a Shetland pony away from Bank of America ...

SMU is bringing all its horsepower—literally—to the ACC Championship. Their live mascot, the Shetland pony Peruna IX, will ...

The Clemson Tigers and SMU Mustangs will be facing off on Saturday night with the ACC Title and a spot in the College ...

DALLAS — Peruna, SMU's built-like-a-middle-linebacker miniature pony of a mascot, had to flex on Texas' Bevo this week when news came down that the famed Longhorn wouldn't be allowed to travel ...