Horses saved my great grandparents family years ago in Cape Breton, NS, Canada. They were in a horse and buggy crossing the river during the winter. It was dark out. All of a sudden the horses stopped and wouldn't budge. My Great Grandpa got down to find out why they wouldn't move. Barely visible in front of him, a little ways up , there was open water where the ice had cracked where it was too thin. The horses knew. Amazing!
@helenramsdell1959.....That's incredible. They are as smart as they are beautiful. Believe it or not, I've been to Cape Breton. It is beautiful country up there! My late husband was of Scotish heritage and my mother's family was Scot/Irish. He always wanted to see where his ancestors landed when they left Scotland after the Highland Clearances. It is absolutely beautiful up there. We wanted to go to Scotland, but sadly didn't make it. Take care!
Many animals help us avert disaster if we only listen. My grandma told me that when she was little, the family had a border collie named Prince. He was barking all night one night during a rainstorm, trying to get their attention, but they ignored him. The next day, they sadly found that their pigs had drowned in their pen. The dog was trying to save them. 😢❤
My horse spotted a hunter on the property line, which was blocked by trees and brush, and quite a distance from him. I walked out there, and sure enough, the turkey killer was camouflaged and pushed up against the fence in a crouched position, shocked that my horse had rattled him out.
Horses are endlessly fascinating... loved this. I also noted the crows, we are in an urban environment and our chickens are very aware that the crows signal danger.
I am really enjoying learning the body language of horses. I owned a horse as a young pre-teen. I am learning through your channel that I absolutely knew nothing about what my horse was saying. I can't go back and change things, but I can learn now. I hope that you have a wonderful day. 💖 p.s. I could listen to you recite the phone book. Your conversation draws me and keeps me engaged.
I got 3 border collies, and I watch them and learn their ways as you do with the horses. My dogs do similar things and I learn a lot watching them. Communication with dogs and horses is not always verbal. Body language and movements along with voice commands all are part of their language. I speak some dog language after studying them. I mimick them and the results very positive
I use to have a paint mare. The mini horse in picture and a young QH filly. The mare was the dominant horse. Where was a shelter in corner (this was place I got them in boarded them at first) of there paddock. When the young horse would sleep she stood over her guarding her. It was raining once and they were under the shelter. I filly went to the bathroom the mare tore in to her chasing her around the paddock. After that that filly didn't poop under the shelter. The mare also made her go in a certain spot. There manure was always in one area. Sure made it easier to clean up. When I moved them to a bigger pasture at night she told the filly( shes was about 3 then) where she could sleep was along one of the fence lines. The mini had her spot. And mare had hers. One time when I went there to feed. She was watching this spot way away across a field on someone else's property then one I was boarding at. We could not see what she saw. About 30 minutes later this dog popped out of the brush. One day we got a call from someone that lives on the property (they were not horse people) that the mare kept going after our mini horse every time she would lay down. So we rushed out there. The mini looked sad and kept laying down and rolling. The mare was right there biting her rump making mini get up. Wasn't hard where it left a mark. But the mare was right behind her making her walk. I went and got the mini out. She was had colic. We got the vet out. The mare the whole time watched us with her ears perked at us. After we got the mini feeling better I put her back in to the pasture and the mare ran to her and put her head down with her ear next to minis belly. Then the mare just went out to eat grass. But I never seen a horse do that before. She always looked like she was thinking.
@@missourimongoose8858 I'm right in the middle of Dallas and every now and then I hear those crows and their escorting a hawk out of the area! They are real loud about it.
Thanks Monique, excellent demo of "boss mare" alerting and others following!. I love to watch horses' signals thru body language. Also I've heard that mules are great guardians!
@@aileen694 Yes, mules and donkeys make excellent guardians because they are territorial. Luckily Boone and Fleur are cow horse bred so they have that super bossy protective domineering personality. Fleur has gone after vultures that have landed in our pasture.
Monique, I’m so enjoying the horses’ behaviors and your analysis of them! I’m glad the new little calf next door seems to have calmed down. He was pitiful! 😂 I’ll watch and see whether you post a Part Two with an explanation of what captured Fleur’s attention.
Thank you so much Beverly! There is an update next door. A new female calf was delivered, however she jumped the fence. Everyone was out looking for her in the woods in the pouring rain yesterday. I shall keep you posted.
I LOVE these behavior videos, we only have one "herd" at my barn, and it's so fascinating to watch the dynamics- this herd especially, because it consists of a giant 18 hand warmblood cross and two little ponies- there was an Alpha, a Morgan Arab mix who was EXCELLENT at his job, (firm but fair, never a bully... but he got leased out recently!) the big guy is super docile and has been the bottom of every group he's been in previously, but once he got his ponies on his own he has blossomed, haha, he loves "bossing" them around, you can tell it's given him some confidence he didn't have before! Anyway, I am rambling, but keep making these, I love them, and I learn so much!
I love this! I'll bet it's so neat to watch the big horse with the two littles. My daughter's friend has a percheron and a miniature donkey. The donkey is clearly running the show!
Crows don't usually just caw unless they are running a hawk off at my house. That is usually the only time you notice the crows because they raise a ruckus. They are usually protecting a nearby crow nest because hawks will eat their young.
I used to live on the outskirts of a small rural town and learned the birds would sound the alarm when they saw a rattlesnake. It was a great benefit to listen to them.
Thanks for this video. I'm no horseman, and I've spent little time asking them, so I'm no expert. But I saw this very thing in action a few years ago. On vacation with family at a cabin in Wisconsin's Driftless. County road approaching turn to cabin paralleled a pasture with several horses. First time we drove that way both horses about midway in the pasture were in the alert posture you describe in this video, unmoving, looking toward the end of the pasture. The threat? Coyote meandering along the crossing highway.
Would like to see your horses response to pending whether changes...I'm not a horse owner but live in a rural area with lots of farms and horses around...been my experience to watch these beautiful animals for weather changes...started doing this due to the fact our family fishes a lot and weather changes can really play a part in your fishing luck"...God bless.
Last time I saw my horses react like this (I rent a field) was when one of the farm owners horses got out. 😂 I was able to catch it and put it back where it belonged, as well as fixing the fence it took apart. (Slip board fencing)
Ive always said. Trust your horse. If on a trail and they stop. And get tense. Hang on . Try to calm them but get ready . The life they save may be yours. Oh and keep your head down. Ive been shot at with an arrow and a rifle. Both times the horse reacted and got me out of there. I started to take it personally and I was 15 and younger. ❤
Great video Thank you! Sometimes the best gift we can give our herd leader horses is us standing or sitting with them in the pasture, keeping watch, so they can get a break & snooze if they want. 😂
My best Friend explained that his intention was to get both of us away safely. Trust him. Once safe, he would explain the danger. among his explanations to me - Bear, mountain lion, boar, pack of coyotes, Hunter dressed like a tree, Hunter with archery up a tree, meth addict, ground hornets, killer bees, 'garden' farmer. Thanks to him, we rode back country safely many years
I'm new to your channel after watching one of your videos. I love listening along to you whilst watching your horses. I feel I'm learning so much about horses natural body language and it's always so interesting. Thank you for sharing ❤ x.
Maybe a little fox slinking around? Don’t know where you’re located, but to me it’s amazing how small and shy they can be. Your horses are beautiful and have a wonderful life…..thank you for that! I LOVE horses, and I learn so much about their behavior from these videos…..thank you.
So true! My daughter and I had an excellent horse woman as our teacher many moons ago. Learned so much from her about these noble beasts. I've loved them ever since!
Thank you SO MUCH for doing this video!!! I love learning about horses and I love how you break things down and make horse behavior/language easier to understand!!!! 🥰🎉💝🐴
It's not only the prey animals.....the predators do too. We used to have a big male, orange tabby. He came and went as he pleased. He more or less adopted us. Anyway, a couple of times when I headed back into the next hollow in deer season, he'd come out of nowhere in the dark and tag along. When I'd sit, he'd sit. By watching him, I'd know when something was coming, before I saw or heard anything. He was something else. In the summer, I'd see him sitting on one of our cars under the pole light. He apparently had a taste for luna moths. Good video. Thanks.
Horses are so majestic and beautiful. Pintos always catch my attention because of their striking colors. My parrot would also alert me to human and animal predators nearby. She scared a would be robber away with her awful screams and made me notice someone casing my house because she wouldn't shut up. Just like a watch dog.
Just a thought, when the chestnut pooped, it's a sign of relaxation/no threat? Sorry for the dumb question. One time at a polo match, my horse Strider stood mesmerized at a drone overhead... it woke me up to how I allowed myself to humanized his experience 😞
Some of the best bigfoot sightings have been on horse back, the Paterson's Gimlen footage for example. So if you pay close attention to your horse there is no telling what you might see.
Oh yeah that focus is very familiar in our horses. Our lead gelding was a moose who would always stand in front of the herd of a threat came. Once he figured it out he’d relax or get the herd to the other side of the field asap
Once we were staying at sort of a dude ranch in a forested area. Beautiful… They had horses in a corral, one day they were agitated and all looking off down the highway into the forest. I saw nothing, a little while later another guest came in and said he had just seen a pack of wolves cross the road before he turned into the ranch. So just because we don’t see it is no guarantee there is nothing there. 😂 sometimes I wish my horse couldn’t hear or smell so well!!
IT'S AWESOME BECAUSE I NOTICED MY HORSE ON A TRAIL BE PROTECTIVE WITH ME ON HIS BACK. HE'S ALWAYS ALERT, CARRIES MY LIKE I'M MADE OF GLASS , & WILL AS YOU SAID JUST STOP & LOOK AT WHATEVER HE SEES. I GIVE HIM A MESSAGE WHEN WE GET BACK & HE DOESN'T MOVE OR CARE WHAT I DO LOL...LICK, CHEW, DROOL OR PASS GAS & NOD OFF. THEY'RE THE BEST LANGUAGE, YOU JUST GOTTA LISTEN. 🐎❣️
I really like your share. The horses are beautiful. Having a herd plus other animals on a really nice piece of land, 2 story house and out buildings…what a great life! Just happy for you.
Our horses would always let us know if something or someone that didn't belong was around. They were also experts at forecasting thunderstorms and big snow storms.
@@Americandreamfarm they are acting like domestic birds now. I think they figure if the horses aren"t afdaid anynore of them that they are joining the herd They end up in every field as I feed. Even helping themselves to the lower water tubs. Its good desensiting for the horses too.
I always used to watch my cows . They could sense things long before i could Even weather, i would see them heading for shelter three hours before bad weather. Could even tell where it was coming from , they would choose a place that would be down wind
@@Americandreamfarm was quite a few months back, sorry I dont recall title, several episodes, one featured a group of wild horses that were studied, friendly enough to attach a cam on lead mares back, was funny to observe her having had it with a younger male, put her ears back & give him a few corrective bites
Believe it or not when it happened to me all of the horses that were in the Pastor turned and looked in the same direction with their ears pointed. I went back out to the trail to see what it was. It was a Sasquatch I kid you not I was only 15. I got on my horse and ran as fast as I could, never went back there again
hearing a lot of bird alarm/scolding calls, which i have also learned to be directionally alert to in the woods, even if they're only yelling at me. could be they're yelling back at the crows, could be they're yelling at the same thing the crows are. whatever it is, i know the deer around here stop grazing, heads up, and pay attention to it, too, so it stands to reason horses would! thanks for sharing this!
That's really cool to know. Thanks for the lesson.❤ Do you happen to know if horses can sense an earthquake right before it happens? Sometimes dogs will sniff at the baseboards about a minute before an earthquake strikes. Thanks for the video 🐴
The only earth quake we experienced here that actually shook our house happened late at night, so unfortunately I did not get to observe the horses before it happened. I am curious to know as well.
Horses saved my great grandparents family years ago in Cape Breton, NS, Canada. They were in a horse and buggy crossing the river during the winter. It was dark out. All of a sudden the horses stopped and wouldn't budge. My Great Grandpa got down to find out why they wouldn't move. Barely visible in front of him, a little ways up , there was open water where the ice had cracked where it was too thin. The horses knew. Amazing!
Absolutely amazing story! Thanks for sharing with us. Horses always know.
@helenramsdell1959.....That's incredible. They are as smart as they are beautiful. Believe it or not, I've been to Cape Breton. It is beautiful country up there! My late husband was of Scotish heritage and my mother's family was Scot/Irish. He always wanted to see where his ancestors landed when they left Scotland after the Highland Clearances. It is absolutely beautiful up there. We wanted to go to Scotland, but sadly didn't make it. Take care!
@@lindahandley5267 We were lucky enough to visit Scotland in 2019. Scotland is Heaven on Earth.
@@Americandreamfarm Oh I know it is. It's like a fairytale....green, lush and peaceful.. We dreamed of having a cottage by the sea! 🛖🌊
Many animals help us avert disaster if we only listen. My grandma told me that when she was little, the family had a border collie named Prince. He was barking all night one night during a rainstorm, trying to get their attention, but they ignored him. The next day, they sadly found that their pigs had drowned in their pen. The dog was trying to save them. 😢❤
Poor Fleur never gets a holiday. Proves a woman's work is never done!!
Lovely seeing your beauties...always a treat.
Fleur is always on the job, but she loves it. She is even concerned about the cows next door. 🤣
... a good woman's work is never done ...
@@bobham919 Truth!
Hear me out, she was just being nosy, saying look at them next door, what are they doing 😊 😅😅😅
Yes, but as a man, thank God for women. I am well pleased
My horse spotted a hunter on the property line, which was blocked by trees and brush, and quite a distance from him. I walked out there, and sure enough, the turkey killer was camouflaged and pushed up against the fence in a crouched position, shocked that my horse had rattled him out.
I think the term would be hunter.
Horses are endlessly fascinating... loved this. I also noted the crows, we are in an urban environment and our chickens are very aware that the crows signal danger.
We can learn so much from animals just by observing them. Glad you enjoyed the video.
I am really enjoying learning the body language of horses. I owned a horse as a young pre-teen. I am learning through your channel that I absolutely knew nothing about what my horse was saying. I can't go back and change things, but I can learn now. I hope that you have a wonderful day. 💖
p.s. I could listen to you recite the phone book. Your conversation draws me and keeps me engaged.
Oh my goodness! You flatter me, and I absolutely LOVE your positivity about learning. We can all continue to learn as long as we try. =]
@@Americandreamfarm what was it?
I got 3 border collies, and I watch them and learn their ways as you do with the horses. My dogs do similar things and I learn a lot watching them. Communication with dogs and horses is not always verbal. Body language and movements along with voice commands all are part of their language. I speak some dog language after studying them. I mimick them and the results very positive
Super interesting! It's amazing to me how animals have no problem communicating with one another without even vocalizing.
I use to have a paint mare. The mini horse in picture and a young QH filly. The mare was the dominant horse. Where was a shelter in corner (this was place I got them in boarded them at first) of there paddock. When the young horse would sleep she stood over her guarding her. It was raining once and they were under the shelter. I filly went to the bathroom the mare tore in to her chasing her around the paddock. After that that filly didn't poop under the shelter. The mare also made her go in a certain spot. There manure was always in one area. Sure made it easier to clean up. When I moved them to a bigger pasture at night she told the filly( shes was about 3 then) where she could sleep was along one of the fence lines. The mini had her spot. And mare had hers. One time when I went there to feed. She was watching this spot way away across a field on someone else's property then one I was boarding at. We could not see what she saw. About 30 minutes later this dog popped out of the brush.
One day we got a call from someone that lives on the property (they were not horse people) that the mare kept going after our mini horse every time she would lay down. So we rushed out there. The mini looked sad and kept laying down and rolling. The mare was right there biting her rump making mini get up. Wasn't hard where it left a mark. But the mare was right behind her making her walk. I went and got the mini out. She was had colic. We got the vet out. The mare the whole time watched us with her ears perked at us. After we got the mini feeling better I put her back in to the pasture and the mare ran to her and put her head down with her ear next to minis belly. Then the mare just went out to eat grass. But I never seen a horse do that before. She always looked like she was thinking.
What an amazing story. Horses truly do always know. They are trying to tell us something. We just have to listen.
It sounds like crows in the distance and many times when you hear them it's because they're trying to run off a hawk or other large predator bird.
They are also known to flock together around carcasses.
I saw a group of crows attack a owl last turkey season while I was in the blind, crazy to watch lol
@@missourimongoose8858 Owls will also raid their nests.
@@lostribe5130 well that one got caught lol they chased him for 2 hours from tree to tree, it was pretty crazy to watch and freaking loud at 6 am lol
@@missourimongoose8858 I'm right in the middle of Dallas and every now and then I hear those crows and their escorting a hawk out of the area! They are real loud about it.
Boone had to put down his beer before he could go over. :)
🤣🍺
Thanks Monique, excellent demo of "boss mare" alerting and others following!.
I love to watch horses' signals thru body language. Also I've heard that mules are great guardians!
🤣Boone will get there when Boone feels like getting over there. LOL!
@@aileen694 Yes, mules and donkeys make excellent guardians because they are territorial. Luckily Boone and Fleur are cow horse bred so they have that super bossy protective domineering personality. Fleur has gone after vultures that have landed in our pasture.
And knowing horses, it could be two cats playing
I love your description of them "getting tall."
Thank you!
Monique, I’m so enjoying the horses’ behaviors and your analysis of them! I’m glad the new little calf next door seems to have calmed down. He was pitiful! 😂 I’ll watch and see whether you post a Part Two with an explanation of what captured Fleur’s attention.
Thank you so much Beverly! There is an update next door. A new female calf was delivered, however she jumped the fence. Everyone was out looking for her in the woods in the pouring rain yesterday. I shall keep you posted.
I LOVE these behavior videos, we only have one "herd" at my barn, and it's so fascinating to watch the dynamics- this herd especially, because it consists of a giant 18 hand warmblood cross and two little ponies- there was an Alpha, a Morgan Arab mix who was EXCELLENT at his job, (firm but fair, never a bully... but he got leased out recently!) the big guy is super docile and has been the bottom of every group he's been in previously, but once he got his ponies on his own he has blossomed, haha, he loves "bossing" them around, you can tell it's given him some confidence he didn't have before!
Anyway, I am rambling, but keep making these, I love them, and I learn so much!
I love this! I'll bet it's so neat to watch the big horse with the two littles. My daughter's friend has a percheron and a miniature donkey. The donkey is clearly running the show!
Crows don't usually just caw unless they are running a hawk off at my house. That is usually the only time you notice the crows because they raise a ruckus. They are usually protecting a nearby crow nest because hawks will eat their young.
I used to live on the outskirts of a small rural town and learned the birds would sound the alarm when they saw a rattlesnake. It was a great benefit to listen to them.
@@angelwings7930 Makes total sense!
@@lostribe5130 yeah.
Horses I love , beautiful,graceful,❤ them all !I owned 7hourses !
Thanks for this video. I'm no horseman, and I've spent little time asking them, so I'm no expert. But I saw this very thing in action a few years ago. On vacation with family at a cabin in Wisconsin's Driftless. County road approaching turn to cabin paralleled a pasture with several horses. First time we drove that way both horses about midway in the pasture were in the alert posture you describe in this video, unmoving, looking toward the end of the pasture. The threat? Coyote meandering along the crossing highway.
Well done Sir! And, you say you're no horseman. Perhaps you are! =]
Would like to see your horses response to pending whether changes...I'm not a horse owner but live in a rural area with lots of farms and horses around...been my experience to watch these beautiful animals for weather changes...started doing this due to the fact our family fishes a lot and weather changes can really play a part in your fishing luck"...God bless.
Your horses are beautiful and so is your land. Enjoy every minute!
Thanks very much=]
@@Americandreamfarm You're so welcome. You're very blessed!🌷
Last time I saw my horses react like this (I rent a field) was when one of the farm owners horses got out. 😂
I was able to catch it and put it back where it belonged, as well as fixing the fence it took apart. (Slip board fencing)
Ive always said. Trust your horse. If on a trail and they stop. And get tense. Hang on . Try to calm them but get ready . The life they save may be yours. Oh and keep your head down. Ive been shot at with an arrow and a rifle. Both times the horse reacted and got me out of there. I started to take it personally and I was 15 and younger. ❤
I grew marijuana on a farm with horses. They didn't know much about growing but were fantastic guards. Amazing, actually.
Thank you for that , this novice appreciates you taking the time
You are most welcome. More to come!
Fyi 3 calls in w row from a crow is a predator warning …when your mare perked her ears she was listening to the crow 🙏
Nature and symbiotic relationships are amazing!
This was fascinating. Thank you for posting about your horse herd, especially Fluer. I watch the horses ears and proceed with caution.
My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it.
Great video
Thank you!
Sometimes the best gift we can give our herd leader horses is us standing or sitting with them in the pasture, keeping watch, so they can get a break & snooze if they want. 😂
So very true!
My best Friend explained that his intention was to get both of us away safely. Trust him. Once safe, he would explain the danger. among his explanations to me - Bear, mountain lion, boar, pack of coyotes, Hunter dressed like a tree, Hunter with archery up a tree, meth addict, ground hornets, killer bees, 'garden' farmer. Thanks to him, we rode back country safely many years
I'm new to your channel after watching one of your videos. I love listening along to you whilst watching your horses. I feel I'm learning so much about horses natural body language and it's always so interesting. Thank you for sharing ❤ x.
Thank you, and thank you for watching. Welcome to my channel =]
I love the way you explain things and your content is great! I'm hooked! 🤗😃
Thanks very much and thanks for watching.
They are beautiful.
Thanks so much!
Songbird alarming in background too. That and the crows, probably an aerial predator or a ground one made a kill nearby.
Maybe a little fox slinking around? Don’t know where you’re located, but to me it’s amazing how small and shy they can be. Your horses are beautiful and have a wonderful life…..thank you for that! I LOVE horses, and I learn so much about their behavior from these videos…..thank you.
It very well could have been. I"m so glad you are enjoying the videos. Thank you for watching.
So true! My daughter and I had an excellent horse woman as our teacher many moons ago. Learned so much from her about these noble beasts. I've loved them ever since!
Thank you SO MUCH for doing this video!!! I love learning about horses and I love how you break things down and make horse behavior/language easier to understand!!!! 🥰🎉💝🐴
My pleasure. I'm so glad you are enjoying the videos.
I really enjoy listening to you and learning all things horses! You keep me spellbound and fascinated!
Thanks so much! I appreciate you=]
It's not only the prey animals.....the predators do too. We used to have a big male, orange tabby. He came and went as he pleased. He more or less adopted us. Anyway, a couple of times when I headed back into the next hollow in deer season, he'd come out of nowhere in the dark and tag along. When I'd sit, he'd sit. By watching him, I'd know when something was coming, before I saw or heard anything. He was something else. In the summer, I'd see him sitting on one of our cars under the pole light. He apparently had a taste for luna moths.
Good video. Thanks.
Thank you for a great story! You are so right. If we watch the animals we can learn so much.
I myself would have went around the corner and look see what it was. I would’ve been curious to know exactly what got the horses riled.
Horses are so majestic and beautiful. Pintos always catch my attention because of their striking colors. My parrot would also alert me to human and animal predators nearby. She scared a would be robber away with her awful screams and made me notice someone casing my house because she wouldn't shut up. Just like a watch dog.
That's amazing! People sometimes underestimate how intelligent birds are.
I love horses & their beautiful majesty. Thank you for helping me learn more about them.
It is my pleasure. Thank you for watching.
Just a thought, when the chestnut pooped, it's a sign of relaxation/no threat? Sorry for the dumb question.
One time at a polo match, my horse Strider stood mesmerized at a drone overhead... it woke me up to how I allowed myself to humanized his experience 😞
That is certainly not a dumb question. I actually mention it in a video I am working on =] In this situation we call that nervous poop.
Very interesting info and besides that they are lovely to just look at. ❤
Thanks so very much!
Some of the best bigfoot sightings have been on horse back, the Paterson's Gimlen footage for example. So if you pay close attention to your horse there is no telling what you might see.
That’s amazing!
I live w two German Shepherds…nothing gets past them…I trust them 1OO%
I love that breed. I'll be they are gorgeous!
Oh yeah that focus is very familiar in our horses. Our lead gelding was a moose who would always stand in front of the herd of a threat came. Once he figured it out he’d relax or get the herd to the other side of the field asap
Amazing!
Wonderfully intelligent animals
Indeed.
Thank you! Ive loved and been learning about horses my entire life! Its always neat to see them in action!!
My pleasure. Thank you for watching.
I love your content so much❤
Thank you for sharing these important basics/details.
HAPPY SUNDAY!!!
Thanks so much, and Happy Sunday to you too!
Our mini donkeys do the same thing, we always know when there is something new around our farm
Donkeys are wonderful!
That is amazing, thanks for sharing ! ❤
My pleasure. Thanks for watching.
I Love your videos! I always get so excited when I see a new post from you! ❤
Thanks so much! I’m glad you’re enjoying them.
Thank you for enlightening and very useful info. Fascinating to hear about and to watch.
My pleasure. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Horses are some of the smartest animals in the world
I trust horses and dogs more than any human
Truth! I am right there with you!
Thanks for the lesson.
My pleasure.
The opening scene to A Silent Place Day One. 😮
Oh my! 😳 I don't normally watch scary movies, but I have watched that one and as scary as the new one looks I can't wait to see it!
Very interesting. Thank you for sharing your beautiful horses and your knowledge.
My pleasure. Thank you for watching.
Love your video ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you!
Once we were staying at sort of a dude ranch in a forested area. Beautiful… They had horses in a corral, one day they were agitated and all looking off down the highway into the forest. I saw nothing, a little while later another guest came in and said he had just seen a pack of wolves cross the road before he turned into the ranch. So just because we don’t see it is no guarantee there is nothing there. 😂 sometimes I wish my horse couldn’t hear or smell so well!!
That is pretty scary. Horse always know.
Were the birds using alarm calls? It sounded like that could be it.
Yes, the birds were also alarming. Nature's symbiotic relationships are amazing!
Probably just a bag blowing in the wind or a Sasquatch crossing the field. Horses respond that way to both.
IT'S AWESOME BECAUSE I NOTICED MY HORSE ON A TRAIL BE PROTECTIVE WITH ME ON HIS BACK. HE'S ALWAYS ALERT, CARRIES MY LIKE I'M MADE OF GLASS , & WILL AS YOU SAID JUST STOP & LOOK AT WHATEVER HE SEES. I GIVE HIM A MESSAGE WHEN WE GET BACK & HE DOESN'T MOVE OR CARE WHAT I DO LOL...LICK, CHEW, DROOL OR PASS GAS & NOD OFF. THEY'RE THE BEST LANGUAGE, YOU JUST GOTTA LISTEN. 🐎❣️
Truth! You are so right! We just have to listen.
I really like your share. The horses are beautiful. Having a herd plus other animals on a really nice piece of land, 2 story house and out buildings…what a great life! Just happy for you.
Thanks very much! Sometimes I have to pinch myself =]
Our horses would always let us know if something or someone that didn't belong was around. They were also experts at forecasting thunderstorms and big snow storms.
Horses always know.
we have Turkeys coming close to eat left overs , so close the horses just ignore them now.
It sounds like the horses are used to the turkeys now.
@@Americandreamfarm they are acting like domestic birds now. I think they figure if the horses aren"t afdaid anynore of them that they are joining the herd They end up in every field as I feed. Even helping themselves to the lower water tubs. Its good desensiting for the horses too.
@@ratherbwithhorses That's the great thing about things like turkeys and things that are new to horses, they get more and more desensitized.
Yes horses are freaked out by predators and rabbits, squirrels, leaves,bags and 1 thousand other things.
Their leader is really great!
Thank you! Fleur is one hard working woman =]
In the mafia, boone would be the family enforcer.
🤣Why am I suddenly hearing the theme song from the Godfather in my head?
I always used to watch my cows . They could sense things long before i could
Even weather, i would see them heading for shelter three hours before bad weather. Could even tell where it was coming from , they would choose a place that would be down wind
We can learn so much from animals. All we have to do is pay attention =]
Beautiful horses
Thank you!
❤ you're a GOOD GIRL! I'm old and know these things. Thank-you.
Thank you!
I learned something today. Thank you. 👍
My pleasure!
I always have to watch twice! Once to listen and 2, I have to turn the volume down and then read the text! Frustrating! But I love them!!
Great job teaching people about how horses behave, and, most importantly, Why they do the things they do.
And God created a horse and it was perfect.
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Just beautiful baby
So very well said. Thank you!
Horses are great alarm systems. They know what's going on around them, always.
Truth! Always.
I would have to argue that mules are even better watchdogs.
Mules are excellent watch dogs =]
Saw the pbs doc about horses,,so much more sensitive & inteligent than I knew, built to run with ease, a truly magnificent animal
Indeed they are. Which documentary was it?
@@Americandreamfarm was quite a few months back, sorry I dont recall title, several episodes, one featured a group of wild horses that were studied, friendly enough to attach a cam on lead mares back, was funny to observe her having had it with a younger male, put her ears back & give him a few corrective bites
@@stevebird6632 Maybe Equus "Story of the horse?" Those lead mares keep the order.
@@Americandreamfarm Yes, thats the name, a very well made series
@@stevebird6632 I have seen it. It is excellent!
They got the first warning by the crow's 😊
Believe it or not when it happened to me all of the horses that were in the Pastor turned and looked in the same direction with their ears pointed. I went back out to the trail to see what it was. It was a Sasquatch I kid you not I was only 15. I got on my horse and ran as fast as I could, never went back there again
I dunno... Horses are pretty good guards but donkeys... Whoa! 😂 They make junk yard dogs look nice! 😂
Very interesting! Thank you!
My pleasure!
Thank you so much for this awesome information❤
You're most welcome!
She's the Hoss Boss.
Yaaaass! Fleur is the Hoss Boss! I like it!
@@Americandreamfarm lol! 🙂
Good at predicting earthquakes too.
We are prey animals too.
hearing a lot of bird alarm/scolding calls, which i have also learned to be directionally alert to in the woods, even if they're only yelling at me. could be they're yelling back at the crows, could be they're yelling at the same thing the crows are. whatever it is, i know the deer around here stop grazing, heads up, and pay attention to it, too, so it stands to reason horses would! thanks for sharing this!
Thanks for watching!
That's really cool to know. Thanks for the lesson.❤ Do you happen to know if horses can sense an earthquake right before it happens? Sometimes dogs will sniff at the baseboards about a minute before an earthquake strikes. Thanks for the video 🐴
The only earth quake we experienced here that actually shook our house happened late at night, so unfortunately I did not get to observe the horses before it happened. I am curious to know as well.
@@Americandreamfarm thank you 😊
My dad had horses and donkeys and it's true what you say
Love your explanations and how to apply that to trail riding, for example. Thank you 💜🐎
Thanks so much!
GREAT INFO THANKS!!!
My pleasure. thanks for watching.
I’ve been there before and got the t-shirt
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Great Stuff.
They can hear humans long ways away! My horses dis that
I jeard cats.
Then I heard crows.
Pizza….they smell pizza 😊
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Are humans the only animal that are both predator and prey?
That's a very good question. I would imagine if we start to think about the circle of life a lot of beings are both prey and predator.
If people would pay attention to animals, they would see that most animals are telling you whats going on around you
So very true!
I'm Sorry.
But Dogs make the best Watch Dogs 😂🐕🦺🥰
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What are you laughing at, I swear it's true.
They even have a word for it,.. aaa,.. it'll come to me eventually 🤔 🤣
... enjoy 😊
Do they have a designated spot for pooping cuz it looks like all of it is in that 1 corner lol
Good eye! I am actually drafting a video right now about this subject. Horses are definitely creatures of habit.
Only faster guard critters are DONKEYS! 🐴❤️🐎💞
Rabbits are good watch animals too
I agree. Prey animals are always on the look out.