Walter R. Brooks created Ed the talking horse (later seen on TV) & Freddy this talking farm animal
.... for his 
short stories on Mister Ed the talking horse and children's books,... [DOC] [TLE] Collecting Rare Books and First Editions - The Man Behind the ... [PAR] George Orwell's Animal Farm (1945) is synonymous with talking animals, but 
Orwell ... Walter R Brooks created the beloved Freddy the Pig and his friends on 
Bean Farm ... featured Ed the talking horse  the inspiration for the TV series Mr. 
Ed.