For years the fashion runway has been a feline-associated domain, with models and designers gracing the so-called catwalk to show off the latest collections.

But today Stella McCartney - a prominent animal rights campaigner - staked a late claim on behalf of horses for her latest designs.

A hint of the surprise equine arrivals in the form of farmyard smells may not have been picked up by guests as they entered the riding school venue, L'École Militaire.

So when seven protected wild Camargue horses cantered in, many of the fashionistas may have been left wondering what else might have been in their glasses of champagne.

Afterwards McCartney - daughter of Beatle Paul - had told the stunned fashion press on a crowded balcony: 'Have you even seen a wild horse at a fashion show, or a whisperer?'

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