Only normal horses ITT.Last thread that laid down >>5119481
>>5132450This is a very normal and nice horse Anon
>>5132450Is this a normal horse?
>>5132450nice plot
>>5132450something's missing, i just can't my hoof on it
>>5132532blank flank
>>5132450This horse really likes apples but I can't quite prove it
>>5132450It must have been a dream
I'm thinking a lot about horses lately. Is that normal?
>>5132706Night Mares
Met some old mares the other night. They're powerful souls took some time to meld with.
>>5132706Neigh dreams
If you're an /an/on that lives near a beach, you should take one for the team and pose looking at the ocean with a the text "HORSE" written on top of the photo.
>>5132829Here you go.
>>5132928lol
>>5132928Here YOU go
>>5132968
now we're cookin
>>5132718more fence hopping
>>5132450How do I interact with horses that I see about 20-30 times a year? I've never generally been around horses. One seems to be friendly after I brushed her, but I can't really read any of their signals.
>>5133141
>>5133241>boingboingtakes me back to digg, delicious, and slashdot
>>5133141>sees horses almost every other week in a year>gets to brush them>has never "generally" been around horseshuh? you'll have to be more specific about what you actually have and what you'd like to have
>>5133141Simply put your forehead to theirs and engage in an equine mind meld. Just be careful, as this is a very advanced technique even among experienced horse enthusiasts.
Be honest. How many of you guys here have actually had a chance to pet or ride a horse? When I was growing up, I had a local farm and the owner of the farm was very friendly and he would let me sometimes feed his horse hay.
>>5133414I keep a horse on my property and the missus takes care of him. Somehow she managed to get him for free. Lots of pets, but haven't tried riding him yet.Ill sit in this chair and watch him somedays. It's pretty nice.
>>5133414My ex has horses and she actually was more or less the reason why I started seeing horses with different eyes. Before all that I kinda just acknowledged their existence but otherwise more or less ignored them as being expensive toys for rich people nowadays. Realizing their beauty was mindblowing.
>>5133409for a sec I thought the horse had the fruit of the loom logo in his head
>>5133414I rode one once when I was very young, and I don't really remember anything about it. There are horse pastures all around where I live, and a lot of them border the paths I go on during walks. Unfortunately, the horses never come for pets, probably because the fence is electrified and the pastures are so big that they are usually far away.
do horses think about humans as much as humans think about horses?
>>5133418>>5133419>>5133423These are lovely stories. Horses are such beautiful animals. I'm greatful that in the USA it's technically illegal to have them slaughtered for consumption.
>>5133424Obviously not. I know this because if I were a horse I would be thinking about horses all day.
>>5133414A couple times a year I'm taking carebof my parents' four horses while they are busy. So many scritches and petting were had. Sis also got me up on the giant one time. Was nice, would do again.Once a year a big market fair is going on, which traditionally has a horse market as part of it. I feel like a low key horse whisperer at times, with how much I get nuzzled back by the bored horses, compared to most everyone else.
>>5133414I got to ride my aunt’s horse while it was walking around in an enclosed paddock, it was quite bumpy. My aunt’s horse is almost 20 I think, just a retired show jumping mare, she’s definitely a bit lazy and takes any opportunity to not move if presented it, regardless she is a very lovely milf.
>>5133058No, I know the owner. Even gave a bit of horse advice.
>>5133414I work with them sometimes. It's hard to keep my horse level in check and gradually they see that I am a horse enthusiast. They get it though.
>>5133414ironically I used to mostly just lurk until I actually started horse riding. the funny pictures/gifs/webms definitely helped make up my mind though.at the start I was worried that either the animals or the people would turn out to be more annoying from up close, but they're both pretty chill
Can someone please explain to me what the fucking fuck is happening to the Appleby Horse Fair? I remember watching a couple youtube videos about it years back because they had tons of Gypsy Vanner horses and Shires strolling around but it seems like that horse fair is now a melting pot of the most bizarre looking tanned tons of makeup wearing influencerwhores. Why did they pick a fucking horse fair of all things?!
>>5133598>horses?
>>5133598The SECOND they make it not about the horses then you need to drown the valley in boiling lead.
>>5133602Lmao. Oy vey! Did you know Jews are descendants of gypsies?
>>5133414I don't have any memory of ever doing it, but my hometown had lots of people who kept horses. There was an area near my neighborhood before it got turned into a bunch of houses that apparently had someone raising horses there and people protested that spot getting turned into houses, and I remember our crosswalks used to have a second button higher up for people riding horses and I remember getting driven to school sometimes seeing people walking with horses. I think the only time I got to see a horse up close and maybe got to pet it was at my city's fair where I got to see some ponies
Horse policehttps://youtu.be/bm00cSaToA8?si=sfBNCYOirWYpKuhn
soon
>>5133382I haven't grown up around horses and can't really read their body language too well.Sometimes it's obvious - Mare glares and turns completely around and away from me whenever I approach or try to engage.Other times not as obvious - Horse I know approaches me seeming friendly and relaxed, what do I do now? let it smell my hand? pat it's head?
>>5133681Karmare ponice arrest this mare she neighs in the night
>>5133717Blow gently into the horse nostrils
>>5132794FTFY
>>5133717My procedure usually starts with hand sniff. Less trained horses might try to do more of a breath sniff like they do between each other, getting the muzzle to your face and in that case I let out a gentle deep breath, so he/she has something to work with. At this point I'd try to reach in and give neck scritches, way back where the neck connects with the shoulders/whithers usually works.I am always aware of the horse's movement and don't press it. If he/she moves it's head away and sways away, or steps back, from you, it's a sign of not in the mood. It would just escalate into worse if you walk back into it's personal space to try some more. "Ew it touched me" is also a classic interpretation when you get one touch in before it moves away.Between how snappy and how fluid its movements are, I usually find as good indicators, along with ears. Had sleepy draft horses just not react to anything, hand sniff or neck scritches, in what I could interpret as "I'm big and tired and don't care about you". I've had initially disinterested horses, that still bothered with a sniff, and then melted under scritches. Had the ideal that leans it's head out towards you in fluid movements, ears towards you, curious attention you, that is usually a success with hand sniff and neck scritches. And of course ones that snaps towards you, biting. Ears are surefire immidiate indicator, but body language, how they engage with your presence, tells you more the lingering mood. Between leaning towards you socially, not moving at all and moving away, mixed with laid back ears, I don't find it too hard to read with a bit of sense.If the horse doesn't move it's head closer to engage while you are touching it, you also have to pay attention. Think the boomer getting his shirt fucked gif, head very still, not engaging with you, snappy movements and bites when he keeps trying, just leave it be.
How can you train to lift an entire horse?
>>5133759Might have it stop everything mid-scritches, snapping it's look in some direction with ears perked forward, just keeping still for a bit. No alert, just a an attentive "what the fuck is that". Just give it a few moments to chill, you can look in the same direction with it, like you're in with it's alertness, get horse relatable.Excuse my early morning 5 am train of thought ramble. The short of it is mostly, watch how the horse engages with you, leaning towards vs leaning/stepping away. Watch the ears and fluidity of how it moves, obvious snappy movements, often mixed with throwing its head around, is usually annoyed/stressed out, or if you got a feeding schedule, impatient. And watch the ears. Laid back ears are usually your first cue outside of body movements.Like a language, you can't properly learn one if you don't go out and speak with the natives. Keep in mind how horses interact with each other. Quiet company around each other. How they greet each other with sniffs towards each other. How they nuzzle and scratch each others whithers. Their collective attention in a given direction a sudden noise comes from. Still social and emotional beings that you can level with, just by their own rules.Go pet some horses.Oh and if you get to the mutual scritches parts, that is also fun. Some being more or less enthusiastic, more or less nippy. Had a gorgeous black one that seemed to know how gorgeous it is. Seemed to not want to react, but when you are relaxed and the scritches get good, you can't stop the lip wiggle. Others just get all over you and your face, lip wiggles galore very enthusiastically between claiming your shoulder for the nuzzles and the top of your head. There's no pushing in it, they only push you with their heads if they are itchy and try to use you as a sratching post. Some has nipping with their teeth in their mutual nuzzles and while I'm used to a little horse bite, I'd move away, just as some indirect training. Biting=no scritches.
>>5133763Too much writing. Sorry. I'll just fuck off and end it with, don't pet with your palm if you want to get a reaction. You don't get an itch out of your own body by just running your hand across the spot. They got thicker skin than you too! Get in there with your fingertips! Get in deep with the scritches!Horse nuzzle slut, out.
>>5133689What is that horse going to do to all those innocent children?
Is exfoaliation as bad as it sounds?
>>5133734if you breathe out through your nose like they do you don't have to actively think about the "gently" part, because that's automatic, and your bad breath won't bother them. personally I only do it if they start it and/or put their face in the vicinity, and most will at some point, but that's just my preference of letting them decide small things when they realistically have to be obedient 99% of the time for safety reasons
>>5133762First you must become the horse
>>5133754The shy one.The outgoing one.The ugly one.
I wish I was a horse. I want to eat the oats, I want to stand in the paddock. I want to get scared at my own shadow, and fart without care.
>>5134067Be mareful what you wish for.
>>5133762wait for a fresh horse to be born, then lift her every day (max reps)
>>5134092lewd thumbnail
This image really says a lot about society
>>5134177The horse.. man made. The corgi.. man made. The leash.. man made. The barn.. man made. Total and utter domestication.
>>5134165>(you)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OWqz5FMEY0
>>5133763>Just give it a few moments to chill, you can look in the same direction with it, like you're in with it's alertness, get horse relatable.Underrated advice, nearly every time I have done this the horse has immediately relaxed. If two horses assess the dangerous direction and decide it's nothing, then the direction is no longer dangerous, regardless of whether both parties are actually horses.
The horses are coming!...The horses are leaving!
>>5134351why are the horses leaving?
>>5134370Wouldn't you?
>>5134372>>>/diy/this is the horse general on /an/, please stay on topic
>>5134372>>5134392I wonder who could be behind this post…
>>5134372She actually really dislikes that post. COINCIDENTALLY horses have almost no vision right where she's keeping that post. It's a blindspot. Therefore she must really HATE that post since it's invisible to her in that position.
>>5134370In wake up yelling that every morining anon. Goodbye horses.
>>5134398>horses have almost no vision right where she's keeping that postYeah, nay.
>>5134422Clearly a post by Big Human
>>5134425Can horses have twins?
>>5133414I actually started lessons again after a six month break yesterday.
>>5134427It's common enough. They usually call the vet over and the vet pops the second egg in the womb. I object to that. They have two uterine horns and two teats and that goes against my ultimate goal of replacing every atom on earth with horses.
>me petting the new foal
>>5134434wtf let him be
>>5134445
THEY GOT IT ALL BLOCKED OFF
>>5134445>>5134446
>>5134449Whoever's in that car is in mortal danger
>>5134460How is the first instinct not to pet the horses and offer a hamburger
>>5134307Think like the horse. Act like the horse. Be the horse.
>t.https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=X9qpMZGTGtM
>>5134619Tonight. You.
>>5134626>
>>5134092I could hold her...
>>5134495she just fucking jutsu'd his ass
>>5133778>>5134177Kinda looks like Rarity. Imagine how tight her tailhole would be.
Is this a real type of horse or ai?
>>5134692It's an AI generated fake that our team of horse enthusiasts made up. In fact, all horses are fake because they don't actually exist. Every horse you thought you've seen in the real world has actually been a cleverly disguised cow.
>>5134692why his hooves are so shiny? where I can get horse with shiny hooves?
>>5134699
>>5134703That's one displeased horse.
>>5134716he wants a better spot to roll around in and all his friends saw him beef it
>>5134699If it did exist, what would the coat color and pattern called?
>>5134716I'd be pissed off If I'd be born as horse
>>5134433based af
>>5134710
If you're being honest with yourself would you be prone to being eaten by a kelpie?
>>5134919I'm not JustinRPG
>>5134429how does one survive six (6) months with zero (0) horse?
did the native americans have the right idea about horses
>>5134999Amateur! I have been alive for 45 years and I have never pet a horse once. (I would if the opportunity arose)
>>5134999Maybe using counterfeit horses
>>5135027The one where horses are demons?Yes
>>5135035Wtf are they feeding Arabians?
>>5135050what did he do to make the foal so mad?
>>5135054No idea but I wouldn't trust anyone who has an influence like that on animals
>>5135054Fucked it's mom after quickscoping her in CoD
>>5135054He remove the filly from her anti-bustering circle
You dudes are worse than horse girls, I swear.
>>5135120no proofs
>>5135120they wish they were as deep into a nice horse than the average horse general
>>5135189I assumed the horse fucking was just a crass joke that I would have to accept if I wanted to talk about horses while also racial slurs. It never occurred to me it might be sincere zoophiles.
>>5135196in a purely platonic way
>>5135050there's a back aching for the lash
>>5135196Don't be such a prude.
>>5135078hors(small)
>>5135211Yes, yours
>>5132450Is this a normal horse? I'm not sure this is a normal horse.
>>5132464no that's the horse equivalent of a hapsburg.
>>5135196Stallions are quick shots. Mare are made for human men.>Insert pic from historical Ireland where bestiality was the death penalty but horse fucking only disqualified you from becoming a priest, and was required to be king
>>5135281wtf anon those are the forbidden equines
>>5135031My neighbors have 4 horses in the field next to mine. I walked up yesterday and one of the mustangs came up to sniff. I gave it some head scratches and then it walked away. It was fun.I think you could do that too.
Horse
>>5135285>Society will literally kill you for liking horses above the normal amount>The most that the almighty lord does is give you a nervous glance and tell his friends not to talk to youWe truly live in a society
>>5135314I didn't expect him to reply to me with his hand drawn mlp rape comic, but I guess that proves he's right about me being a normalfag.
>>5135390HOLY DIVERYOU'VE BEAN DOWN TWO LONG IN THE MIDNIGHT SEA
>>5135443>Pony James Dio
>>5135392what's with 80s movies and showering people with chemical waste
>>5135050What an ugly little shit horse
>>5135467No u
I can't get over how this color combination actually exists on horses
>>5135458in the 80s people started to notice that the chemical industry was using the cheapest legal option to get rid of their waste (your local river/lake/sea/indian city)
>>5135486Ah, that makes sense
Opinions on horse mechanics? https://files.catbox.moe/to8sqd.mp4
why are anglos like this?
>>5135531rangeban england
>>5135514I think their biomechanical spec'ing into one giant toe that they sprint on at 30+ miles per hour was an interesting choice, evolutionarily speaking. It would sort of be like if a race of human boxers speciated into having morphologically "gloved" hands so they could throw harder punches.
>>5135531Misinformation.https://www.countryside-alliance.org/news-content-type/dartmoor-ponies-whats-really-happening
>>5135531>culling an invasive over-grazer is bad because muh heritageyeah why *are* anglos like this? just put them in managed pasture and don't let them roam. problem solved.oh, wait, this is the same country that shits itself uncontrollably if you even suggest that outdoor cats might be bad for the environment. my mistake.kill yourself unironically.
>>5135543>muh catsif the environment can't handle cats that have lived there for millenia it needs to toughen up or go the way of Darwin. same goes for the dartmoor
>>5135531somali muslims need that land
Do horses smell?
>>5135593Have you seen the size of their nostrils?
>>5135594Please answer my question
>>5135596The answer is "Yes"
>>5135050This website has given me an irrational hatred of arabian horses. Are they really like this or is it just a meme. I have never seen a video of a sweet natured arabian.
>>5135050isn't he teaching the foal to behave poorly with his body language here? I'd rather wrestle him than do this
>>5135388I can't belive how she reminds me of Tophiachu
>>5135612Merely a meme. There's probably nothing to worry about.
Too late. I've already depicted myself as the implacable shire horse and you as the autistic arabian schizo.
>>5135593A freshly laundered horse smells like leather and dreams. I wish I cold bottle it.
>>5135704Distill a horse.
>>5135612"as hot of blood as they are dim of mind" is my personal prejudice based on a sample size of one
>>5135704I guess we manifested something into reality again. That stuff seems to be new since I haven't seen it a while ago when I looked up megamare
Uh...
>>5135744Can we just manifest a big nice horse that visits everyone in the horse general now and then already?
Why do horses bite so hard despite being herbivores?
>>5135765>despite being herbivores?>he doesnt know
>>5135765You try rip up big clumps of grass with your mouth. The stuff is stubborn if you don't put some strength into it. Like pulling one hair on your head vs a handful.
>>5135765>Herbivores Umm anon
>>5135765>herbivoresnever let your guard down
>>5135884
>>5135765>herbivores?ya, about that...
>>5135625F A T
>>5131650look how funny it its, it's trying to bite my foot and hand offcool horse, I'm buying apples just for him
>>5135961previous
>>5135027In what way?
>>5135967mission accomplished now just lift the tail
>>5135976nope, I assume what that will lead to, and it's not like I give a shit about getting kicked, but rather I don't want to stress a horse
>>5135969>pawnee and cree names
>>5135961It's not uncommon for horses to not be a fan of face touching right off the bat, especially when you reach out with your hand.Shoe biting is fairly normal too for bored horses. "I'm bored and curious about you." kinda deal.Would probably tone down the hand waving for attention, it's not a dog. Let it get some foot biting out of its system. Try moving back a bit, see if it takes a step closer. Scoot back to the edge see if you can reach the neck. The neck is the friend spot. Although you might just have a horse who's biggest idea of fun is nipping and biting moreso than comfy scritches. Different personalities.
>>5135996Horse friend comes whenever he sees me go jogging, I just don't feed it every day because I don't want it to think that all humans are apple dispensers for its own well being, even though I want to go back home and feed it an apple.I am very tempted to buy that terrain with the horse though. I rode an elephant before but never a horse, and the owner was besties with my uncle who passed away. I assume the whole deal will be around 18k euros.
>>5135961>>5135996
>>5135973>west coat>long staffit has always been that gay, huh?
>>5132464>father?
>>5136417
>>5136417buddy must be getting plenty of mare milk to be like that
>>5136498Just coldblooded kino genes
>>5136498Be careful you don’t summon Milky Way anon, that’s the fright of every janitor!
>>5134919Only if female
>have land >have money>have crippling anaphylactic allergy to equineswhy even live
>>5136567are you gay or something?
>>5136567Rent it out to me for cheap so I can have horses and be happy instead, thanks anon
Is a horse in hand truly better than two in the bush, or am I missing something?
>>5136722They need a friend or they'll get sad and fly away.
>>5136722>Just try and catch me bitch!
This is actually how giraffes happened. History is repeating itself
>>5136722must be a very tiny horse to fit in your hand
>>5136864Maybe anon has colossal hands? They don't call him Super Hans for nothing, you know.
>>5136858
the farm is collapsingmillions must die
>>5136858Props to whoever built the roof on that outdoor shed, I've seen homes that have less structural integrity.
>>5135992are you sure that's a horse
>>5136947My horse looks pretty similar so I would say yes.
>>5136930I understand exactly how that stallion feels
>>5136959That's a hog. 50 50 mix of dog and horse. Look at that dog nose.
>>5136993It's more likely than you thnik
>>5136994Why doesn't the dog run away?
>>5136998Dogs are highly intelligent animals that respect a decent head scritching no matter who gives it.
The sounds horses makehttps://files.catbox.moe/v50ytv.mp4
>>5137021A horse spoke a complete sentence to me when I was out a hike.. Spoiled life for me.
>>5137045
>>5137052I DID MY TIMEAND I WANT OUT
>>5137090RIPHe was a big guy
>>5137090rip
>>5137090He saved all those pit ponies from that mine collapse. At the bottom of this mine lies a big big horse.
>>5137090rest in power, king.
>>5137090...John?
>>5137157That's a VERY good picture.
>>5137157You thought about horses too much. What's the next step of your master plan?
>>5137157If I pull this off will you die?
Horses were made to banepost
>>5137417It would be very painful
>>5137441You're a big horse
>while my keyboard gently neighs
is this how folle is formed
>>5137500They expect one of us on the brother, brother
>>5137500the elites don't want you to know this but this is how foals are ACTUALLY made
Wait a minute… this thread is /an/ horse general. I just got that. Funny!
>>5137500MOOOOOODS!
>>5137500Breathsharing is one hellovadrug
>>5137500Talk about being a third wheel
>>5137809fuck my chud gelding life
>>5137677He knows too much. Kill him. Kill him now.
>>5134703They were polished with hoof paste. Also a very rambunctious creature.
Do you know any tricks for keeping hydrated this weekend?
>>5137603Locked in
>>5138118seems they really want some lays
>>5138157They should make chips for horses and call them hays
>>5138178>your horse will neigh for HaysThey'd have to make them out of something other than potato. If you cut a potato in half and cut your horse in half it's really bad for them. Any nightshade really. Make them out of beetroot. Is good!
>>5138194Use red mangel beets for horse sized chips.
>>5138198 Big beets are the best get high all the time
Is brushing that necessary
>>5138242Only if you want the horse to continue living. A bond is formed.
>>5137052How is that pin supposed to hold the door from sliding open?
>>5138279The stable door opens two ways.
>>5138270>such a beautiful day>sun is shining >all my friends are here>a gentle breeze over horse apples...
>>5138198I would buy plate sized chips just for the meme.>>5138242I see what you did tbere
>>5138304It took a few trips and living with the horses to truly understand the ritual of standing in a herd and smelling the horses.
>>5138634when horses start pumping their heads wildly up and down while accelerating absolutely ABNORMALLY it's fucking scary. there are normal accelerating and super fast horses but then there are horses that just go fucking crazy
>>5138242It's getting hard to be polite about horses.
Im not familiar with horses. Are they really as dumb as people say?
>>5138894Yeah, so smarter than about half the human population.
This feed implies that there is also unstable mix. What happens if you feed your horse such a mix and is it mortally dangerous?
>>5138967Well if stable mix is for healthier happier horses, then unstable mix must be for unhappy and sickly horses.
>>5138987But could they become too stable possibly?
>>5138894no they're about dog level
>local fair has a "reading with mini horses" event>get sit around with mini horses while reading>but the event is pretty obviously advertised as a thing for childrenbut I wanna hang out with the mini horses...
me youngest niece is into riding, so I got to tag along and scratch a couple of horses' snoofasI dared not ride any
>>5139115Their noses are suprisingly soft and squishable.
>>5139062Just pretend to be mentally ill
>>5139062You know you can probably hire the mini horses to hang out with anywhere
>>5139116I love soft horse nosesIf I get the chance I’ll get some more horsey photos this year when I go on vacation with family (since one of my relatives co-owns horses)
>>5139170do the horses charge extra to let you boop their noses?
>>5139189>>5139178If you tell them it's a nose inspection they will actually pay you.
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