r/MadeMeSmile • u/Intrepid_Minimum_635 • 23d ago

Wholesome Moments Small actions make the biggest impacts 😍

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u/Charlie_Bucket_2 23d ago

Does the guard subtly signal the horse that it's ok to interact with that person or is the horse just able to sense the purity in her soul? I've seen other instances where the horse nips at ppl who approach or attempt to touch

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u/Mountain-Software473 23d ago

It's a little bit of both.

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u/phampyk 23d ago

They don't control the horse getting curious to them, but control the horse to get close to them

They have plaques saying that horses will bite tho. I find them funny

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u/Charlie_Bucket_2 23d ago

Yeah I've seen plenty of ppl that get bit but also seen plenty of videos with the horse being kind to certain ppl. Usually special needs or the like.

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u/phampyk 23d ago

Where the kind treated ones being kind in the first place, and the bitten ones being nasty first?

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u/Charlie_Bucket_2 23d ago

Sometimes the bitten ones were just too close or lightly petting. Not being nasty.

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u/phampyk 23d ago

Yeah, I was generalising too much. But to be honest, I would bite too if people I don't know get in my personal space 😂 The poor animals have enough having to work, for people to go in their personal space and keep touching them for hours on end.

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u/rigbysgirl13 23d ago

The rider would've signaled the horse to take steps forward and over; horse and rider at this level are almost one creature, and commands can often be as subtle as a gentle squeeze of a thigh muscle. We never see it. But horses are also social animals, and these in particular will have been chosen for temperament as well as looks, size, strength. They seem to be instinctual good with children, and therapy animals. Just amazing creatures.