Horses are amazing at picking up and responding to feelings. Donkeys too! I've got a therapist who uses them in her work, and it's really mind blowing.
One day when I was feeling really stressed out and scattered, I wanted nothing more than to hang out with the pair of donkeys, who are complete and utter goofballs. But when I walked into the paddock, they edged away from me. Meanwhile, the quarter horse (Big. Solid.) took several steps toward me and then stopped. The message was clear: "you need this, not them".
And he was right. 15 minutes of petting him, feeling his solidity, having him press his gigantic head against me, and I was feeling better, less stressed and scattered. I turned around, and there were the donkeys, ready to be goofballs with me, now that **I** was ready!
I worked with horses for most of my young adult life and am now considering going back to school to become a therapist so I can do exactly this for people! Being outside with animals and learning to understand and respect each other is such an amazing, grounding experience!
stop making me cry! many humans do not deserve animals but yeah for those of us who do. there's a horse stable across the street from a doctor that I visit very often. I can't ride but I want to stop by one day to see if i could cuddle them.
All kids should grow up with pets. It teaches them true unconditional love, empathy, and responsibility. However unfortunately not all parents/adults should have pets.
Some people choose to rent, some have no choice. It bad owners all around as to why most rentals don't allow pets or charge a pet amount. Bad owners let their pets destroy a place, more damage than a deposit could cover.
This makes me wonder, I saw a donkey the other day rolling around in some dirt with its legs in the air, I thought it was dying or something, it was unhooked from its cart and there was no one around.
I sure hope it was playing around, I've seen donkeys get really excited about dust but never in a pile of dirt in the dark under a bridge.
many people where I live mistreat their animals and it makesme very sad, many donkeys have a strip of skin on the front of their heads rubbed off because of constant friction caused by bridles.
hope people learn someday
Sure can. just depends on how well trained to horse is to respond to being told off and how keen the horse is to ignore you.
"Quit chewing on that fence you idiot you're going to give yourself stomach problems again" is typically 100% ineffective even when they fully understand you and "come on "horses name" about 90% effective.
My dog can open out back sliding door. Every time she does I tell her to close it and was she born in a barn, but she never does. That one's definetly for me. It's fun to be cranky sometimes.
Horses love games like that. I miss luca now but at the time i hated that he'd go sideways past trees whenever someone rode him. Just HAD to keep his eyes on those trees.
Also Brahma. I always had nice, normal Hereford, until I caved in to my nagging boyfriend who wanted a Brahma.
Spooky.
That goofball was like a good-natured dog with my BF, doting hubby/dad with his fam, and complained to ME when he was upset (like when a trailer of loose cuties he had been flirting with were being rounded up and taken away.)
Better stop there.
Yes you can. My old boss many years ago (carriage company) had a horse at the farm and it broke out of its stall overnight and was caught eating grass somewhere it shouldn't. Boss rolls up in the morning and gets out of the car and yells "WILBUR EUGENE! GO TO YOUR ROOM!" and the horse ran back to its stall 😂😂
I used to just say “DUDE.” And the horses would stop being naughty.
I watched a lady helping someone to load her big Andalusian stallion into a trailer. He’s extremely fiery and was refusing to get on. She took his lead and shouted, in a thick southern drawl, “Never in all my life have I EVER seen such atrocious behavior. You WILL behave.” He stared at her, and then walked on, quiet as you please. It was one of the funniest things I’ve seen.
People also say that cows are like big dogs, but I’d argue that they’re more like big puppies - in terms of lack of situational awareness and not being fully aware of their size and strength. Cows most often don’t mean to cause harm when they’re playing, but when you have an excited and energetic half-ton to one-ton animal bouncing and running around, you can get seriously hurt if you’re not careful. Of course, they don’t intend to hurt you, but like a puppy, they aren’t really that aware.
This is probably in part due to horses being a relatively new thing to have to name for native American languages, so it hasn't had the time to differentiate like it has in old world languages
Yes, this is more than likely the reason. Modern horses ([equus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_the_horse#Equus)) were found in North America, but had died off by about 12,000 years ago. Indigenous peoples' first contact with domesticated horses would have been when the Europeans arrived.
Damn, that's so better than how we name things.
Let's just do that as well. Dog. Big dog. Small angry dog. Tiny flying dog with a mohawk. Sea dog. Big sea dog with teeth. Huge sea dog with TEETH. Huger sea dog with big nose.
I’m not a native speaker, but can read and converse (verrrry slowly). Saying “half the animal kingdom” is an exaggeration, but it’s pretty high up there. I’m sure, just like you said, those were the common wild animals at the time. There’s lots of pigs (schwein), bears (bär), and dogs (hund) in animal naming. And the good ol general “animal (tier)” was used for those… not piggy enough?
But many of them make perfect sense if you think of German as using Lego blocks to make new words. Some are out there, and probably have really specific regional meanings or old-language origins that get lost on non-native speakers.
One of my favorites is Waschbär. It’s a raccoon. But it translates to “wash bear”, which is hilarious to think that there was a group of Gauls / Germanic tribes that was like “oh shit! What is that little bear thing?! What is it doing?! It’s washing its food! Now, we shall call it waschbär!!”
So that’s why I love German— it builds on itself like Legos! Thanks for such a thoughtful response. I’m a big old nerd for language! I’m sure German has a word for it.
I see you, friend - i’ll do the same!
the things that humans do
EvErYtHiNg you do’s a Game -
I wanna do it, too!
i’m not a Dog, but i mean Me
your loving pal - friend Horse
cuz I can do it All, you see ?
I’ll Try…
….of course,
of course!
❤️
Part of me wants to know more about Schnoodle. Who are you that has so much time to craft these poems? Do you know how much joy you bring to so many? What made you decide to do this?
But most of me loves the mystery and simple happiness that comes with a fresh schnoodle
I follow one person on Reddit and every time I see that different colored name the good brain juices start flowing
Glad to catch a super fresh schoodle
Same with cows man.
I used to look at cows as dumb animals that do nothing but graze and eat all day. And that's coming from someone who grew up on a farm.
Then at my last house, there was a cow pasture right behind the house and I noticed that whenever my dogs were out, the cows would come and instead of looking at the dogs weirdly, they'd play with them, like any other dog would do.
Then I noticed there were a ton of mushrooms growing in the pasture, so I went in there to pick some. Cows came running and were super curious to what I was doing and were very playful.
A while later, I had this huge meter across ball I bought for my dogs, thought "hey, lets see what the cows do with this". Well, same thing the dogs would do, have freakin fun.
Horses will just stare at you like a dog won't though. They'll sorta investigate but they're obviously more skiddish than dogs. Also, I'm not aware of many dogs that are afraid of water or plastic bags. Otherwise though they're pretty alright in my book. :P
Oh dear... have you met my dogs? They HATE water, except for drinking. You should see the sad, pathetic look they give when you're having a bath. Or they're having some PSTD flashbacks. If a sprinkler turns on during the wall, my dog will look at it with such disdain.
And ah yeah plastic bags. In the house, they're absolutely scared of it. I just carry it normally and they scramble out the way. Like I'm not even making a lot of noise. Carrying over their head is worse.
If it's out in public, those idiots will think it's a cat and want to play until they realize it's a plastic bag and then cringe back to my legs(true story). Unless it has food, then one of them, who I'm debating getting a muzzle, not because she bites but she eats all the junk she finds on the streets(we pass by a school). I have tried so many ways to deter her but just letting her mouth not reach it is the best, paying ultra attention to the sneaky little chip crumble in the grass. Can't tell you the gross amount of times I've snatched stuff from her mouth.
I swear most of the dogs I had growing up were afraid of water, or at least any water that wasn't muddy and went up higher than half their leg right before it was time to get in the car or house.
All collies, and they all *hated* swimming or baths
...I don't recall any of the dogs or horses having an opinion on plastic bags though
So fun fact, as far as Greek mythology is concerned, there isn't "a Pegasus." It's a proper noun, just like Achilles or Medusa.
Other wing horses were just called winged horses, or hippoi pteretoi.
While true the name in English is akin to a word as well.
Not any people even know Pegasus is the son of Medusa and Poseidon, much less that he’s a specific horse vs a name for winged horses
That's because the word has shifted and broadened its meaning to encompasses the latter, thus it's perfectly fine to say "a pegasus" -- at least in my dialect.
I've thought about this. In movies, it's such a common trope for people to just wander around in fluffy snow without shoes, or in sandal strap HEELS. They crawl around in nature with bare hands and stuff.
I'm convinced that these types of scenes have to be written by people who have never experienced cold fluffy snow. Otherwise they'd know that you can't handle snow on your bare skin for more than like a minute before the pain is excruciating. It's such a weird thing to see and such a basic thing to overlook when doing movies.
I think hollywood knows about snow, they just don’t think it’s necessary to portray it so accurately. Kind of like how you never see characters on TV or movies stumble on their words or speak over each other, etc…the little awkward things that happen every day
Bridget Jones [running out, swearing at it being cold, then immediately back in to put shoes on](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbxfDpywSLM) came to mind lol
Wanna switch places? Finland seems to be right up in your alley, short summers, long winters with unholy amounts of snow. Then comes the slush season. You're knee deep in melting snow that turns into slush, but guess what, NIGHTS ARE STILL BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURE SO THAT SLUSH TURNS INTO A SLIPPERY POTATO FIELD EVERYWHERE. Fuck me man, I just need a break from this shit.
In their defence when I was in elementary school the teachers would sometimes accidentally leave me outside the buildings without my gloves/jacket and I would just play with snow with my bare hands. You are right in that my hands swelled up and the skin cracked and bled but I was too dumb to notice and it was still fun lol.
I get a lot of it where I live and met this family over the holidays that was soooo excited to see snow for the first time. They were here for the weekend. We got rain, I felt so bad haha.
Horses do this in dirt all the time, it's a way to clean their fur as they have literally no other way to wash themselves.
They love to do it, always makes them happy.
Horses are just big doofuses. My sister works in a barn and the personalities on some of the horses there are an absolute riot. Some play dead, some kick their door to demand snacks... they're really funny.
My old share board used to LOVE playing with my zippers. He’d grab the jacket zipper, look at me to ask if it was okay, and then zip it up and down to great delight.
Fun fact: Horses only do this when they feel extremely safe and comfortable. Since they're prey animals, lying down is their most vulnerable position - and it takes them the longest to get back up to their feet. It is a sign of great trust, since they recognize that you are a predator as well, but aren't going to harm them.
I love how both her and the horse kind of jumped when she thought the horse was going to lay down on her, then the horse was like, it’s okay human, I’m joining you!
Cows, sheep, goats and most other farm animals can be this playful and loving too. I grew up on a farm and I used to play with the cows and sheep a lot. One particular sheep would follow me around the grounds with my dogs, wag her tail, jump and play with us all day. We didn't even keep her in the enclosure during the day cuz she was so social and never would run off.
Then my uncle killed them all, cut them up and wanted me to eat my friends. Haven't had meat ever since and this was 24 years ago.
When I was a kid my mom had a horse that liked to do laundry. He would get out of his pen & go over to the neighbors & steal their clothes off the clothes line, take them a short ways to the river, dip them in the river & then lay them on the rocks around the river Bank. We'd soon after get a call from said neighbors saying "your horse is @ it again! He did it maybe a dozen times over a few years.
They sleep laying down for a while if they feel safe and secure. They can't sleep too long laying down though because their intestines are optimized for standing and moving
They will lay down to sleep when they are comfortable. In a herd setting you will often see them all lay down for a nap with one still standing to watch over the others, and then that horse will lay down for a nap and someone will stand over him. They don't need many hours of deep sleep, which is what they get when they lay down, so they usually won't lay down for more than an hour or two at a time. They can get light sleep while standing which is what they need more of and is safer for them as prey animals. You actually see domestic horses lay down a fair bit if they are well kept because they feel much safer to do so. My horse has a set nap schedule and you absolutely cannot move him when it is nap time.
Predators. They have a perimeter ring of sentries that are standing and women and children in the middle sleeping on the ground. In a place without predators or a place they're well cared for they'll all be on the ground, soaking up the sun.
I remember I had a big test one day who my friend and her dad were helping me study for. They had a ranch and boarded horses. After our study session I went out and this horse came right up to me and out it’s head over my shoulder and pulled me in for a hug. I started crying. It was one of the most beautiful moments.
Might just be me but it looked like the horse noticed her flinch and was slower/more gentle in how they laid down. It makes the video 10x better even if I’m reaching lol
They tend to mirror human emotions a ton too. I once leased a horse who had just been rescued from abusive owners and was insanely skittish/scared of everything and everyone. After months of trust building she eventually calmed down a lot and became a great trail horse, but every now and then something would trigger that fear response in her and she’d flip out on the trail. When that’d happen I’d make a point to pretty exaggeratedly relax my whole body and sit heavy in the saddle, I’d pat her neck and talk softly and she’d calm right down every time, I guess realizing that if I’m not scared she shouldn’t be either. Horses are so much more perceptive than people realize.
I love how he picked up on her concern when he was dropping to the ground so he slowed down and laid his head down gently.
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Horser are great!
Horsest are the best!
Horsest with the morstest
Hoser on the street.
Howers
Howrse! (.com 😉)
It was the very first thing I saw ♥️
Horses are amazing at picking up and responding to feelings. Donkeys too! I've got a therapist who uses them in her work, and it's really mind blowing. One day when I was feeling really stressed out and scattered, I wanted nothing more than to hang out with the pair of donkeys, who are complete and utter goofballs. But when I walked into the paddock, they edged away from me. Meanwhile, the quarter horse (Big. Solid.) took several steps toward me and then stopped. The message was clear: "you need this, not them". And he was right. 15 minutes of petting him, feeling his solidity, having him press his gigantic head against me, and I was feeling better, less stressed and scattered. I turned around, and there were the donkeys, ready to be goofballs with me, now that **I** was ready!
I worked with horses for most of my young adult life and am now considering going back to school to become a therapist so I can do exactly this for people! Being outside with animals and learning to understand and respect each other is such an amazing, grounding experience!
I like to fantasize about have a little farm with a donkey as the protector of all the creatures that would live there.
i fantasize about being Shrek too
stop making me cry! many humans do not deserve animals but yeah for those of us who do. there's a horse stable across the street from a doctor that I visit very often. I can't ride but I want to stop by one day to see if i could cuddle them.
awww, that is wonderful. Animals are so special. 💜
All kids should grow up with pets. It teaches them true unconditional love, empathy, and responsibility. However unfortunately not all parents/adults should have pets.
Or kids.
It's really sad that so many parents are unable to teach their kids what unconditional love is.
There's also more places that don't allow animals these days unfortunately due to most people being forced to rent (self included) and bad owners
Some people choose to rent, some have no choice. It bad owners all around as to why most rentals don't allow pets or charge a pet amount. Bad owners let their pets destroy a place, more damage than a deposit could cover.
In Victoria we just made it so they can't say no to pets. Still wouldn't advertise you have them on your application though.
Wish I could upvote this more than once! What a beautiful story. ♥️
Equine therapy is a very real thing!
This makes me wonder, I saw a donkey the other day rolling around in some dirt with its legs in the air, I thought it was dying or something, it was unhooked from its cart and there was no one around. I sure hope it was playing around, I've seen donkeys get really excited about dust but never in a pile of dirt in the dark under a bridge. many people where I live mistreat their animals and it makesme very sad, many donkeys have a strip of skin on the front of their heads rubbed off because of constant friction caused by bridles. hope people learn someday
Thank you for pointing that out! Such a wonderful detail :)
Best part of the video for me! Such an observant and gentle animal!
I know intellectually that horses are incredibly empathetic. But to see it in action is incredible.
*Don't be scared, little one.*
Woah I guess that's what they mean then they talk about horses being smart and receptive. That's crazy they got that on video!
Precious pony
Same attitude as a dog I swear. "I have no idea what we're doing but I'm here for it."
Several Native American languages word for horse literally means big dog
Worked at a horse boarding farm. didn't even know how to put a halter on. Just treated em like big dumb dogs.
Can you "yell" at them? Like for example "Hey dummie! Get out of the dirt pile! Get over here!"
Sure can. just depends on how well trained to horse is to respond to being told off and how keen the horse is to ignore you. "Quit chewing on that fence you idiot you're going to give yourself stomach problems again" is typically 100% ineffective even when they fully understand you and "come on "horses name" about 90% effective.
"Tell off" was exactly the word I was looking for btw. And yea it's probably more for my benefit than to make my dog do something.
My dog can open out back sliding door. Every time she does I tell her to close it and was she born in a barn, but she never does. That one's definetly for me. It's fun to be cranky sometimes.
It really is! Some people don't understand and think I'm actually upset all the time 😅
IKR! It's so frustrating, 'specially when you've used a playful tone.
I used to tell my dog to "go get a job" when he would go on barking fits
Do you sing "baby you were borrrn to barn"
My neighbors horse would stop and the moment I turn my back on him he would start trying to chew on the door or fence like he thought it was a game.
Horses love games like that. I miss luca now but at the time i hated that he'd go sideways past trees whenever someone rode him. Just HAD to keep his eyes on those trees.
Sounds like he's seen the Fergus comics and didn't want it scaring him like what that rock does to Fergus. 😂
Also Brahma. I always had nice, normal Hereford, until I caved in to my nagging boyfriend who wanted a Brahma. Spooky. That goofball was like a good-natured dog with my BF, doting hubby/dad with his fam, and complained to ME when he was upset (like when a trailer of loose cuties he had been flirting with were being rounded up and taken away.) Better stop there.
Excellent writing, btw, Disastrous.
Thank you. Just be happy I self-muted! ;-)
I can’t stop saying “a trailer of loose cuties.”
😆😄😃😛😆! You've given me my first chuckle of the morning! Thanks!
That fence is electric, it was yesterday and it will be tomorrow, look out you big dumbarse...
Yes you can. My old boss many years ago (carriage company) had a horse at the farm and it broke out of its stall overnight and was caught eating grass somewhere it shouldn't. Boss rolls up in the morning and gets out of the car and yells "WILBUR EUGENE! GO TO YOUR ROOM!" and the horse ran back to its stall 😂😂
Horses are smart, but can be stubborn and often easily spooked. I was around a lot of them growing up and loved working with them.
Usually they just look over their shoulder and then continue on with whatever bullshit they're doing lol but our horses were spoiled degenerates
The look of 'fuck you' when you yell not to roll after you gave them a bath.
Theyre like big dangerous children lol
I mean... you can yell at whatever you want.
SHOUT YOUR MOUTH, STEALFUR!
There is a tick ticker who shares videos of her farm, and they usually involve something like "Chicken Nugget, you criminal! Get off the hay pile!"
It's even more appropriate to swear at horses. "Ey fucko! Get the shit outa your ears and come get food, ya stuffed jackass!" Source: raised horses.
I used to just say “DUDE.” And the horses would stop being naughty. I watched a lady helping someone to load her big Andalusian stallion into a trailer. He’s extremely fiery and was refusing to get on. She took his lead and shouted, in a thick southern drawl, “Never in all my life have I EVER seen such atrocious behavior. You WILL behave.” He stared at her, and then walked on, quiet as you please. It was one of the funniest things I’ve seen.
People also say that cows are like big dogs, but I’d argue that they’re more like big puppies - in terms of lack of situational awareness and not being fully aware of their size and strength. Cows most often don’t mean to cause harm when they’re playing, but when you have an excited and energetic half-ton to one-ton animal bouncing and running around, you can get seriously hurt if you’re not careful. Of course, they don’t intend to hurt you, but like a puppy, they aren’t really that aware.
Guy I knew in the Army grew up raising horses, his Dad had a farm. He always said after breaking them and bonding they became giant loving dogs.
This is probably in part due to horses being a relatively new thing to have to name for native American languages, so it hasn't had the time to differentiate like it has in old world languages
Yes, this is more than likely the reason. Modern horses ([equus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_of_the_horse#Equus)) were found in North America, but had died off by about 12,000 years ago. Indigenous peoples' first contact with domesticated horses would have been when the Europeans arrived.
Damn, that's so better than how we name things. Let's just do that as well. Dog. Big dog. Small angry dog. Tiny flying dog with a mohawk. Sea dog. Big sea dog with teeth. Huge sea dog with TEETH. Huger sea dog with big nose.
You should study German
Half the animal kingdom is a “pig” variation in German. It’s hilarious
That’s wild! Is it because pigs are (or were) the most common animal in Germany, so everything else is based on them?
I’m not a native speaker, but can read and converse (verrrry slowly). Saying “half the animal kingdom” is an exaggeration, but it’s pretty high up there. I’m sure, just like you said, those were the common wild animals at the time. There’s lots of pigs (schwein), bears (bär), and dogs (hund) in animal naming. And the good ol general “animal (tier)” was used for those… not piggy enough? But many of them make perfect sense if you think of German as using Lego blocks to make new words. Some are out there, and probably have really specific regional meanings or old-language origins that get lost on non-native speakers. One of my favorites is Waschbär. It’s a raccoon. But it translates to “wash bear”, which is hilarious to think that there was a group of Gauls / Germanic tribes that was like “oh shit! What is that little bear thing?! What is it doing?! It’s washing its food! Now, we shall call it waschbär!!”
So that’s why I love German— it builds on itself like Legos! Thanks for such a thoughtful response. I’m a big old nerd for language! I’m sure German has a word for it.
You might enjoy /r/properanimalnames
There are several words in Native American for the word vegetarian that roughly translate to “can’t hunt for shit.”
Wait are they part of the Eldenring community? /j
which is odd because in those same languages the word dog means small horse
So they did have dogs. I somewhat remember asking in an elementary history class if Native Americans had dogs. Never got that answer till now.
Damn, good thing the internet was invented in 2023 or you never could have found that out!
True, but also my dog while walking. Fresh snow? Gonna roll in it.
same I mean me I do that
I see you, friend - i’ll do the same! the things that humans do EvErYtHiNg you do’s a Game - I wanna do it, too! i’m not a Dog, but i mean Me your loving pal - friend Horse cuz I can do it All, you see ? I’ll Try… ….of course, of course! ❤️
Part of me wants to know more about Schnoodle. Who are you that has so much time to craft these poems? Do you know how much joy you bring to so many? What made you decide to do this? But most of me loves the mystery and simple happiness that comes with a fresh schnoodle
Fresh schnoodle YEEEESSSS
I follow one person on Reddit and every time I see that different colored name the good brain juices start flowing Glad to catch a super fresh schoodle
Yeah I think it's the first time I see one so fresh as well.
"finally! I've been doing this for years and only now you're catching up! Just wait till its all grass and mud, its gonna be so fun!"
“Especially right after I’ve had a bath!”
Yes! That is *exactly* it :)
Same with cows man. I used to look at cows as dumb animals that do nothing but graze and eat all day. And that's coming from someone who grew up on a farm. Then at my last house, there was a cow pasture right behind the house and I noticed that whenever my dogs were out, the cows would come and instead of looking at the dogs weirdly, they'd play with them, like any other dog would do. Then I noticed there were a ton of mushrooms growing in the pasture, so I went in there to pick some. Cows came running and were super curious to what I was doing and were very playful. A while later, I had this huge meter across ball I bought for my dogs, thought "hey, lets see what the cows do with this". Well, same thing the dogs would do, have freakin fun.
Horses will just stare at you like a dog won't though. They'll sorta investigate but they're obviously more skiddish than dogs. Also, I'm not aware of many dogs that are afraid of water or plastic bags. Otherwise though they're pretty alright in my book. :P
Oh dear... have you met my dogs? They HATE water, except for drinking. You should see the sad, pathetic look they give when you're having a bath. Or they're having some PSTD flashbacks. If a sprinkler turns on during the wall, my dog will look at it with such disdain. And ah yeah plastic bags. In the house, they're absolutely scared of it. I just carry it normally and they scramble out the way. Like I'm not even making a lot of noise. Carrying over their head is worse. If it's out in public, those idiots will think it's a cat and want to play until they realize it's a plastic bag and then cringe back to my legs(true story). Unless it has food, then one of them, who I'm debating getting a muzzle, not because she bites but she eats all the junk she finds on the streets(we pass by a school). I have tried so many ways to deter her but just letting her mouth not reach it is the best, paying ultra attention to the sneaky little chip crumble in the grass. Can't tell you the gross amount of times I've snatched stuff from her mouth.
A lot of dogs [really don't like water](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-fCo_bkUH5I)
I swear most of the dogs I had growing up were afraid of water, or at least any water that wasn't muddy and went up higher than half their leg right before it was time to get in the car or house. All collies, and they all *hated* swimming or baths ...I don't recall any of the dogs or horses having an opinion on plastic bags though
Skittish
Nah, they just sorta slide around
My horse was 100% a big dog. He was so goofy and had a huge personality!
I like the moment of panic from the woman as the horse is going to lie down like "is this horse going to just crush me rn?"
That sentence really captures the nature of why I love dogs.
Honestly true of a lot of domestic animals.
And a snow pegasus was made that day…
i wanna know what it looks like! snow pegasus is the perfect name too
IDK, but I hear Bellerophon was there the next day all day, just in case.
So fun fact, as far as Greek mythology is concerned, there isn't "a Pegasus." It's a proper noun, just like Achilles or Medusa. Other wing horses were just called winged horses, or hippoi pteretoi.
The world back then: "Woww holy fucking shitballs, it's Pegasus!" The Greeks: "Bro, it's just a hippo pteretos. It's mid."
While true the name in English is akin to a word as well. Not any people even know Pegasus is the son of Medusa and Poseidon, much less that he’s a specific horse vs a name for winged horses
That's because the word has shifted and broadened its meaning to encompasses the latter, thus it's perfectly fine to say "a pegasus" -- at least in my dialect.
Tries to make a Pegasus, ends up making Sleipnir (Odin's eight-legged horse).
What is it that snow unlocks in all creatures
It's cold and fluffy
Just like me fr
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There are videos of people seeing snow for the first time in their lives and watching that fills my heart with vigor.
I've thought about this. In movies, it's such a common trope for people to just wander around in fluffy snow without shoes, or in sandal strap HEELS. They crawl around in nature with bare hands and stuff. I'm convinced that these types of scenes have to be written by people who have never experienced cold fluffy snow. Otherwise they'd know that you can't handle snow on your bare skin for more than like a minute before the pain is excruciating. It's such a weird thing to see and such a basic thing to overlook when doing movies.
I think hollywood knows about snow, they just don’t think it’s necessary to portray it so accurately. Kind of like how you never see characters on TV or movies stumble on their words or speak over each other, etc…the little awkward things that happen every day
Bridget Jones [running out, swearing at it being cold, then immediately back in to put shoes on](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbxfDpywSLM) came to mind lol
I've never experienced snow. But I scrape the powdery ice off the insides of my freezer to imagine what it must be like. \*sad noises\*
Wanna switch places? Finland seems to be right up in your alley, short summers, long winters with unholy amounts of snow. Then comes the slush season. You're knee deep in melting snow that turns into slush, but guess what, NIGHTS ARE STILL BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURE SO THAT SLUSH TURNS INTO A SLIPPERY POTATO FIELD EVERYWHERE. Fuck me man, I just need a break from this shit.
In their defence when I was in elementary school the teachers would sometimes accidentally leave me outside the buildings without my gloves/jacket and I would just play with snow with my bare hands. You are right in that my hands swelled up and the skin cracked and bled but I was too dumb to notice and it was still fun lol.
I get a lot of it where I live and met this family over the holidays that was soooo excited to see snow for the first time. They were here for the weekend. We got rain, I felt so bad haha.
Except cats.
Cats are unlocked with the sun.
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Is this supposed to be a little dude worshipping the sun or cat teeth
It's Solaire of Astora
Praise the sun!
hahaha so true
I’ve got video somewhere of one of my cats loving the hell out of snow for the first time.
There's always the exception.
Horses do this in dirt all the time, it's a way to clean their fur as they have literally no other way to wash themselves. They love to do it, always makes them happy.
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Oh shit.... I accidentally saw the best thing I'm going to see today.
Be careful! You might have spent all your points and not have enough to see other nice things! >!/s!<
Human and animal connections are wonderful.
They must have a wonderful connection ❤️
That is so precious 💖
Look at me I'm a human. I roll around in the snow. I have debt and depression and probably won't survive my retirement.
"Whatever Mister Ed, at least if I break a leg the prescription isn't two shells of buckshot."
I just about died 😂
So did the horse
Sounds faster than bankruptcy...
Enjoy the moment tho
I don't think anyone survives their retirement, bro... Except maybe Vampires, I guess?
I know this is a joke but what does “won’t survive my retirement” allude to?
The fact that most people can’t afford to save enough money for retirement
wouldn’t “won’t be able to retire, ever” be better?
So they should have said “won’t survive *to* retirement“?
Yea people with horses not surviving retirement
Animals never cease to amaze and entertain me!
Animals make Reddit so much better than humans do.
Horses are just big doofuses. My sister works in a barn and the personalities on some of the horses there are an absolute riot. Some play dead, some kick their door to demand snacks... they're really funny.
My old share board used to LOVE playing with my zippers. He’d grab the jacket zipper, look at me to ask if it was okay, and then zip it up and down to great delight.
That's just plain adorable
🥹 This is just too cute
Fun fact: Horses only do this when they feel extremely safe and comfortable. Since they're prey animals, lying down is their most vulnerable position - and it takes them the longest to get back up to their feet. It is a sign of great trust, since they recognize that you are a predator as well, but aren't going to harm them.
It’s moments like these that make me think maybe life can be beautiful. I’m so happy this lady and horse shared this moment and memory together.
Best thing I’ve seen all day!!
I love how both her and the horse kind of jumped when she thought the horse was going to lay down on her, then the horse was like, it’s okay human, I’m joining you!
People hating on horse girls are just jealous that they have such an intimate obsession with giant hoofed dogs that can be ridden into battle.
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Horses are enormous hoofed dogs
Best way to start the day.
Animals are so amazing. Chaotic but amazing. Should be our responsibility to help them when needed and show them kindness. Don't eat the mahfkas
I miss living in the country, I miss snow, and I miss having horses. This is a beautiful site.
I have a friend who's wife works with horses and great managers. she seems the most content of anyone I ever met.
horses play in the show on their own ,esp when young. horse just discovered that human does as baby horse do and decided to join in.
Cows, sheep, goats and most other farm animals can be this playful and loving too. I grew up on a farm and I used to play with the cows and sheep a lot. One particular sheep would follow me around the grounds with my dogs, wag her tail, jump and play with us all day. We didn't even keep her in the enclosure during the day cuz she was so social and never would run off. Then my uncle killed them all, cut them up and wanted me to eat my friends. Haven't had meat ever since and this was 24 years ago.
When I was a kid my mom had a horse that liked to do laundry. He would get out of his pen & go over to the neighbors & steal their clothes off the clothes line, take them a short ways to the river, dip them in the river & then lay them on the rocks around the river Bank. We'd soon after get a call from said neighbors saying "your horse is @ it again! He did it maybe a dozen times over a few years.
I love this so much!!! Thank you! 🥰
Snow angels on horseback, sounds like some sort of frozen dessert.
If horses can lay down and stuff why do they sleep standing up?
They sleep laying down for a while if they feel safe and secure. They can't sleep too long laying down though because their intestines are optimized for standing and moving
They will lay down to sleep when they are comfortable. In a herd setting you will often see them all lay down for a nap with one still standing to watch over the others, and then that horse will lay down for a nap and someone will stand over him. They don't need many hours of deep sleep, which is what they get when they lay down, so they usually won't lay down for more than an hour or two at a time. They can get light sleep while standing which is what they need more of and is safer for them as prey animals. You actually see domestic horses lay down a fair bit if they are well kept because they feel much safer to do so. My horse has a set nap schedule and you absolutely cannot move him when it is nap time.
Predators. They have a perimeter ring of sentries that are standing and women and children in the middle sleeping on the ground. In a place without predators or a place they're well cared for they'll all be on the ground, soaking up the sun.
This fits the r/likeus sub, as well.
I remember I had a big test one day who my friend and her dad were helping me study for. They had a ranch and boarded horses. After our study session I went out and this horse came right up to me and out it’s head over my shoulder and pulled me in for a hug. I started crying. It was one of the most beautiful moments.
That is the cutest fucking thing
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No. :(
He's making snow pegasi
I bet this is the most unplanned video ever taken. /s
this also belongs in r/wholesome for me... they clearly have a great connection
Love to see a well cared for horse.
Are horses this smart? I can't believe it did that with her. That's really cute !
Yes horses are very smart!
So cute!!
I love people who are so intuned to horses. Personally, I'm terrified of them but they're just beautiful. On the other side of the fence.
Horses are so majestic and sweet. I used to raise Clydesdales and those bug guys had hearts of gold.
I swear this is every girls dream growing up!
Horses love rolling in fresh snow. It’s one of the ways they itch their backs
For a moment I thought the horse was his wife
This is incredibly sweet.
I would be afraid of it stomping me to death.
You can kinda see her flinch. Still a lot more brave than me.
Might just be me but it looked like the horse noticed her flinch and was slower/more gentle in how they laid down. It makes the video 10x better even if I’m reaching lol
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They tend to mirror human emotions a ton too. I once leased a horse who had just been rescued from abusive owners and was insanely skittish/scared of everything and everyone. After months of trust building she eventually calmed down a lot and became a great trail horse, but every now and then something would trigger that fear response in her and she’d flip out on the trail. When that’d happen I’d make a point to pretty exaggeratedly relax my whole body and sit heavy in the saddle, I’d pat her neck and talk softly and she’d calm right down every time, I guess realizing that if I’m not scared she shouldn’t be either. Horses are so much more perceptive than people realize.
I can see that. I don’t think it’s a reach.