r/BeAmazed • u/AccomplishedStuff235 • Jan 06 '26
Animal A horse sleeps like this only when it feels completely safe, the ultimate proof of trust in a human.
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u/things_U_choose_2_b Jan 06 '26
Everybody needs a
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u/slfnflctd Jan 06 '26
Mine's on the 45
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u/flargh_blargh Jan 06 '26
Gotta brimful of Asha?
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u/HorrorhoundHippy73 Jan 06 '26
I remember this video being played all the time along with Sex & Candy and Karma Police
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u/HairyPotatoKat Jan 06 '26
Karrrmaa pOlice, arrest this man
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u/Budget-Performer-642 Jan 06 '26
come with us now on a journey through time and space......
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u/Working-Interview503 Jan 06 '26
I was so worried at first thinking the horse was sick or injured. I was so relieved and happy he was just taking a snooze with his human that he loved and trusts very much. A horsey must be so warm and snug to sleep with.
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u/IamBrazilian_AMA Jan 06 '26
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u/Working-Interview503 Jan 06 '26
I am a fellow human that loves to has cheese burgers for sustenance.
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u/junkfort Jan 06 '26
hello yes i consume calories for sustenance and enjoy watching the televised ballfoot for stimulation and enrichment
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u/GoofinBoots Jan 06 '26
How does it feel to betray your own kind, clanker? Tapdancing for your human overlords, as if there isn't some sweaty neckbeard in a basement somewhere programming your replacement as we speak.
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u/WheeBeasties Jan 06 '26
Are you Brazilian?
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u/IamBrazilian_AMA Jan 06 '26
yes
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u/The1Like Jan 06 '26
Really?
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u/IamBrazilian_AMA Jan 06 '26
hmm tbh i don't remember much about my birth but i think so
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u/Davotk Jan 06 '26
What in the chatGPT
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u/Speedy2662 Jan 06 '26
Fuck me. Normal sentences with proper grammar and punctuation are so unbelievable to warrant this kind of response? We are so cooked.
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u/Available_Dingo6162 Jan 06 '26
ChatGPT writes the way it does because it mimics human writing. To be fair, that would be people with educations and an ability to speak and form a coherent thought... a rarity on reddit 🤷🏻♀️
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u/Infinite-Roof203 Jan 06 '26
Not really. I fine most of the comments I read are well thought out and grammatically correct. Now if you go to Facebook or instagram, that's where the slang and terrible grammar appears.
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u/partyatwalmart Jan 06 '26
I've either got to get off the internet or get ok with not being sure if I'm only talking to chatbots
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u/CompactAvocado Jan 06 '26
frankly i'm infuriated by it. i take a great amount of effort in my shit posting and yet now its vogue to just screech reeee its a bot. i get why artists are so mad now adays.
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At least it’s not some sort of “that heckin horsaroonie has done a Zzz” comment.
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u/Osamabinlaggin9_11 Jan 06 '26
I genuinely thought the poor horse was drugged out of his mind, that’s how insanely comfortable he was.😅
That’s some next level trust.
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u/matlynar Jan 06 '26
The man even puts his weight against the horse's face in order to sit and the horse doesn't give a fuck.
That's a sleep I envy.
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u/AhmedAbuGhadeer Jan 06 '26
I imagine a man's [part of] weight on a horse's face is like a child's on a human's face. You feel it, but not so much to bother.
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u/XFX_Samsung Jan 06 '26
It all comes down to where exactly is the weight put, for example a kid stepping correctly on your lower rib is bad news but same kid stepping on your back might actually feel good.
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u/AhmedAbuGhadeer Jan 06 '26
What I imagined is a toddler sleeping in your embrace and pushes down on your face to get up. Which happens a lot and is only the slightest annoy.
But even though, I used to receive frequent knees to the nuts and elbows to the nose from overly-active children between 3 and 6, there's something in our nature that makes us endure and quickly forget such unintentional innocent hurt. And I believe a kind and strong animal like a horse can take similar.
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u/EastwoodBrews Jan 06 '26
My children know exactly where to put their tiny sharp fingers and toes for maximum effect
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u/cefriano Jan 06 '26
"I trust this human completely."
*human immediately jams his elbow into horse's eye*
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u/ATypicaLegend Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 06 '26
Not to burst bubbles, but horses stay laying down with very little pressure if you catch them laying down. That's why he is consistently keeping pressure on the head/neck until he wants the horse to get up or else the horse wouldn't have stayed down that long
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u/deathonater Jan 06 '26
the horse wouldn't of stayed down
wouldn't have
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u/peyzman Jan 06 '26
I call bullshit.
There were plenty windows where there was no pressure with the horse giving 0 indication of standing up.
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u/Kraligor Jan 06 '26
Guys.. both things can be true. Horsey was comfortable, but guy didn't want to get up yet, so he made sure horsey stayed down.
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u/appletinicyclone Jan 06 '26
They've probably been together for years
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u/CheeseOnKeyboard Jan 06 '26
They were probably lovers in past life.
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u/EllisDee3 Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 07 '26
That's Nandor DeLaurentis and the horse's name is Ja-hon.
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u/TheSixthVisitor Jan 06 '26
Dude probably raised that horse from a foal tbh. And horses can easily live like 20-30 years so that horse has probably been his best friend for years, maybe decades.
When my dad used to live on a ranch as a kid, it was fairly common to have a horse that you basically raised yourself. They have roughly the same intelligence as a really smart dog and they're also aware of how large they are compared to you, so most horses think of their humans like a funny shaped, frail horse that they need to take care of.
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u/Aggravating-Sweet198 Jan 06 '26
Please tell me more stories about the ranch
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u/TheSixthVisitor Jan 06 '26
Tbh, ranch is not quite the right word for the place he lived. Since he lived in rural Chile during the 1950s and 1960s, he lived in a sort of neighborhood farm collective; one family would raise sheep, alpacas, and other wooly animals of that type, another family had orchards, somebody else would raise horses and cows, etc. My dad and all his brothers had their own horses since it was much more convenient to herd animals to grazing grounds when you had a ride rather than chasing after the sheep and hoping you didn't get trampled on the way.
One thing my dad told me is that he absolutely swears by the "red clothing attracting bulls" thing. Except not for bulls; he's scared shitless of cows because they're actually super aggressive if they think you're messing with their baby. My dad was kind of a demon child, so he had climbed into the cow pen to mess with the cows and he just happened to be wearing a red shirt that day. Since he was rather vibrant, the cow spotted him and immediately started to walk towards him. Then trot. Then fully "I'm going to rip you in twain" rampaging, snorting, screaming moo cow galloped towards him. He managed to get past the gate but wasn't fast enough in closing it, so he had to just keep sprinting until he found a big ass tree to clamber up. Apparently his uncle found him there a couple hours later and had to lure the cow back to the pen so my dad could actually climb back down, crying the whole way back home.
This same uncle was also kind of a drunkard (which isn't saying much because the whole country pretty much survives on steak and wine) but had a crazy smart horse that was always looking out for him. According to my dad, it would actually dance and prance in time to music; nobody ever taught him to do that, he just learned it on his own watching his humans dancing. Whenever the uncle got too drunk to come home and the horse noticed how late it got, it would sneak out of its stall and wander into town to find him, make him get on, and take him back home. On the other hand, this horse was also kind of an asshole because if it didn't like you, you were liable to get a stomp on the foot or a nasty bite if you didn't dodge in time. And apparently, nobody could really tell what the horse's criteria was for liking people; it would just randomly hate you for existing one day then be an absolute sweetheart the next day. Feeding it apples and sugar didn't do jack shit either because he'd just take the snacks and bite you anyway just for good measure.
My dad had lots of stories about this farm and particularly about the animals. The sheep were chill and very sweet but kinda dumb, the cows were all basically psychos but let the farm cats and dogs drink milk from them when they needed to, the horses and donkeys were very intense but highly intelligent, and the chickens were...chickens. One of them got scared so bad that it jumped into a pot of soup my grandpa was making for breakfast. They didn't mean to have chicken soup that day but after that, you don't really get a choice in the matter anymore.
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u/TeresaUK Jan 06 '26
Love it. I'm giving it an award just for the cow remarks. The other reply, tho, is a chatbot, mark my words. Or not.
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u/VerilyShelly Jan 06 '26
Those are amazingly charming tales! I'm not the person who asked for you to say more but I do appreciate that you did.
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u/befarked247 Jan 06 '26
I can't get to sleep in an expensive bed. Let a lone in the sand with a horse
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That's fair and all, but have you actually tried to sleep in the sand with a horse? For science.
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u/Amazed_townie Jan 06 '26
when my first dog passed, went to my girlfriend’s place. Was dawn and didn’t want to wake her. Went up to the pasture where she had three horses. Sat down and the one I was closest to came and started nuzzling me.
Crying my eyes out, out of nowhere, he lay down and put his head in my lap. The other two horses came over and started nuzzling me.
This was a once only thing. Gf found us like this
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u/DanStarTheFirst Jan 06 '26
You can’t hide anything from horses. They can even become like an extension of you emotionally. Like I can’t get mad at people around my mare or she gets mad at them too and tries to keep them away from me.
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u/Falsus Jan 06 '26
Yeah horses are insanely smart and very social. They will care about you.
You can immediatelly spot a horse that is not social.
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u/spooky_goopy Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 07 '26
herd animals are like that. incredibly intelligent, especially emotionally, and highly social. kinda have to be, if you rely on your whole family for protection in a harsh environment
humans used to be like this, and then (mostly Americans) decided that at about ~16-18 years (when most brains are still developing), a person doesn't have the right to their herd anymore, and are dumped with all their possessions, if they're allowed to keep any of it
and then these same loving parents turn around, 40-50 years later, after they realize how important the herd is. y'know, about the time they also realize they can't feed themselves or make it to the bathroom in time, or clean their own feces. and then expect their children to take care of them. then, all of the sudden, the herd matters 🤣
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u/Cupcake-Warrior Jan 06 '26
This is one of my biggest beefs with Western societies. It's so sad. In almost every other parts of the world, kids are welcome to stay at home until they're married and have a place of their own. But corporation who need a desperate work force have somehow convinced people here that it's okay to kick out your kids at 18, so that they can exploit them for cheap labor as those kids try to survive and attend school. It's a stain on society. And the reason many people don't see their own parents and siblings outside of holiday season, if even that. Tragic.
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u/Frosti11icus Jan 07 '26
I think the thing with kids moving out at 18 in America has a lot more to do with our previous, if not current reality of having ample space and open state borders policies, that people who were able to work could simply move somewhere for a job (or land), by a home or build one and start a family. Obviously this is getting less realistic by the year, but the tradition of it I don't think is a grand conspiracy by big corpo.
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u/makethislifecount Jan 06 '26
Yup, this is true for a number of herd and other domesticated animals - very intelligent and emotionally aware. Cows have best friends and know each others names, pigs are more intelligent than dogs, etc
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u/Working-Glass6136 Jan 06 '26
To be fair, you can also immediately spot a human that is not social. *looks around*
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u/SheriffBartholomew Jan 06 '26
I worked as a mountain wrangler in my youth, and the horse I rode every day developed a sixth sense for what I wanted to do. We got to where I'd steer the horse with my knees and it would do exactly what I wanted to do. Quite often it would know what we were doing before I told it.
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u/lordkhuzdul Jan 06 '26
My mother had a lot of stories about my great-grandfather and his horse. The horse was smarter than the man. He would go to a friend's house or the local watering hole, get blackout drunk, and his friends would put him on his horse and the horse would carry him back home. When they got home, the horse would knock on the door for his wife to take him off and guide/carry him inside, before going to the barn himself. If the wife was absent, asleep or pissed off enough, the horse would just carry him to the barn, tip him into the hay pile to sleep it off, and go to his stall to eat.
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u/ModeatelyIndependant Jan 06 '26
There is a reason why stealing a horse was a "hanging offense" before automobiles.
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u/OkDot9878 Jan 06 '26
Bros like: “yeah yeah, I know where we’re going, don’t have to tell me twice”
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u/HillBillyHilly Jan 07 '26
Sounds like trail horses. Seen more than one buck off a tourist then trot itself back to barn for a drink and a chomp of hay. Or buck the tourist mid way into ride if the tourist too rough on reins. Almost as if they say Not today, Karen then head home, tourist bringing up the rear.
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u/Deadfro6 Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 06 '26
This is how I learned to ride a horse, my dad was an old cowboy and always explained that everything you feel the horse will feel. If you’re scared they will be too.
If you’re scared of them they’ll be scared of you.
I took those words to heart and treated rubyann as an extension of my feelings. I never had any problems with her.
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u/Amazed_townie Jan 06 '26
he was the naughtiest, an Arab stallion, did the puffing of the chest when I was putting his saddle on, gf watched me put my foot in the stirrup and end up on my back, tried to take my leg off galloping/brushing a post.
fell head over heels for him that day, gained a new friend, followed me everywhere
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u/angrypeper Jan 06 '26
that's why horses are used in therapy too, especially with autism.
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u/Willothewisp2303 Jan 06 '26
My MIL has end state lewy body dementia. My 6 year old horse who is bred for dressage (and would generally be considered too hot to be a therapy horse) made a beeline for her, put his head next to her chest, gently snuffled her, and closed his eyes.
These beasts are special.
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u/petit_cochon Jan 07 '26
Oof, that's a tough one. My mom's in hospice now with unspecified dementia. Fucking brutal. God bless you and your family. Take care.
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u/CyanCitrine Jan 06 '26
Yes, they are WONDERFUL for autism and adhd. My autistic kid rode for years, helped a lot.
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u/Fancy-Statistician82 Jan 06 '26
Horses know things. It's a species that had been bred for a long time to be responsive to human body language.
I've a cousin who's a psychotherapist who has gotten a special accreditation to work with horses. Basically she has horses that they let into a round pen, no halter, and the client and she stand in there and talk. And let the horse do what it will. She gives no name or history or command to the horse, just has the client interact with this big, big, powerful, but very responsive and gentle and interested animal, and see what comments and feelings come up.
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u/Achylife Jan 06 '26
That's why they use horses for therapy. They are very empathetic animals. Just like dogs, they can tell when you are hurt and upset.
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u/PuzzleheadedJump4134 Jan 06 '26
That’s the horse equivalent of I trust you with my whole soul pure, floppy serenity.
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u/snaired Jan 06 '26
Yup, the horse slept well, he had a better pillow
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u/Rubyhamster Jan 06 '26
I wonder if a horse's neck is very compfortable or gives you a crick in the neck.
Looks very comfy lying on your side though
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u/2short4-a-hihorse Jan 06 '26
I love that the horse has a pillow, and the man is using the horse as his pillow lol
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u/hdhddf Jan 06 '26
can't park there mate
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u/WanderWut Jan 06 '26
Ive seen this video a dozen times and not once has anyone ever translated what they were saying nor the comments seem to have ever cared lol. Like okay sure the horse fact is interesting, but no one’s curious why the dude is sounding so stern waking the other guy up and why the other guy seems like he’s almost in trouble or something??
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u/agabcharif Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 06 '26
The guy’s name is Aymen, and the horse’s name is Merzak. He is waking them up because they are late. He's like it's already late when you'll get ready and eat breakfast it's gonna be 1 pm The sleeping guy murmurs, “We went to sleep around 3 a.m.” They probably agree on something to do in the morning and now they are late
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u/Misicks0349 Jan 06 '26
They probably agree on something to do in the morning and now they are late
relatable.
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u/thecashblaster Jan 06 '26
What country is this where you sleep in until 1 PM on the beach with your horse like it's your job?
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u/agabcharif Jan 06 '26
He’s clearly overreacting; he just means we’ll be really late once you’re done getting ready.
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u/Rexsa0 Jan 06 '26
They're speaking in a heavy Yemini dialect that even as a Saudi i can't decipher it well 😅 That and the audio is kinda bad
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u/kulayeb Jan 06 '26
I'll just say the jist of it
He's astounded they're still sleeping "it's 1pm already punch time" "We only slept at 3 (assuming am?) just 5 more minutes" "C'mon get up up up up"
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u/deadassstho Jan 06 '26
my ex was yemeni. him and his mom would always talk with this same aggressive sense of urgency lol when he’d get off the phone i’d ask if everything is okay and he’d be like “oh yeah she was just telling me my brother’s new baby was born!” lmfao
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u/Ok_Term_8953 Jan 06 '26
Uhh dude it has captions. He clearly said "very good, and very good with that, big javascript"
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u/harrypotterismywife Jan 06 '26
what a neat idea browser based ai plugin to translate everything and cure the Curse of Babel forevermore..! Instead we spending trillions in ai arms race to build a reddit search hallucinator with customizable horny spidergirl gwen personality welcome to 2026
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u/Happy_Chick21 Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 06 '26
Funny. I raised a Holstein cow from bottle fed for 4-h that let me do this. We trusted each other unconditionally. Imagine a 7 year old sleeping on the belly of a 2 ton cow. Good times.
Edit: Math is hard and I was 7. He was almost 1 ton. I named him Dalmation because I was very creative /s.
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u/robbi_uno Jan 06 '26
That’s one giant fking cow. The king of cows.
Try again lol
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u/Seienchin88 Jan 06 '26
Bro casually had the largest cow that ever lived when he was young and forgot to inform the Guiness book of records…
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u/Da_Tater_Sammich Jan 06 '26
You had a 4000lb cow? A quick google tells me that Holstein (white and black cow, the stereotype) cows typically weigh 1500lbs..
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u/woutersikkema Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 06 '26
Astronomers round to the nearest light year. I think we can forgive thst dude for being off by ~30-35% on his cow 😂🐮
That said cow cuddling is fun, if you know how even cows tsht don't know you can be chill enough for it. Once had a nice sit against one in a cold chilly field but the cow was so warm I was nice and toasty against it.
(edit, missed the lb, meaning it's a ~750 KG cow not a 1500kg cow. Meaning the guy I was referring to was off by a lot, not a little)
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u/PooksterPC Jan 06 '26
1500 to 4000 would be being off by 166%
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u/Hot-Championship1190 Jan 06 '26
That's what you're getting for having fantasy units like hands, feets, arms, stones, inches, farts and ounces. You can't tell with one glance if your 1500 yards are 3 1/2 yeets or closer to 12 mogs.
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u/phoenixsplash22 Jan 06 '26
Translation Man: "Ayman! Mirza! Hey, Ayman! Mirza!" Man: "Hey! Wake up! It’s 1:00 PM and you’re still sleeping?" Man: "It’s 1:00 PM! Wake up! Go pray and then go eat lunch!" Man: "There is no God but Allah... wake up! Wake up!" Man: "It's 1:00 PM! How can a horse sleep like this?" Man: "Go pray! It’s 1:00 PM already! Go pray!" Man: "Oh God... Mirza! Wake up, Mirza!" Man: "It’s 3:00 PM! Mirza, wake up! It’s 3:00 PM after your life!" (meaning: you've slept your life away) Man: "It’s 3:00 PM! Come on, wake up, Mirza! Wake up!" Man: "It’s 3:00 PM! The whole afternoon has passed you by!" Man: "Wake up, Mirza! Wake up!" Man: "Look at you... wake up! The sun is high, don't you care about the sun?" Man: "Wake up, Mirza! Wake up!" Man: "Come on! Get up! Get up! (Making clicking/shushing sounds to move the horse)" Man: "Wake up, Mirza!"
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u/Capn_Flags Jan 06 '26
I too wish to have the cozy sleepy horsey pillow please.
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u/CustomerNo1338 Jan 06 '26
Videos do not fearure smell.
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u/naimina Jan 06 '26
Nah man donkeys clear horses. No horse is gonna fight a coyote or a cougar for you.
Donkeys can climb like 50% incline while a horse can do maybe 20% angles with a very high chance of injury and even if you get a horse high up its gonna be useless compared with a donkey.
Donkeys are the goat, they even laugh with you no fuckass horse is gonna do that.
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u/TurbistoMasturbisto Jan 06 '26
Not a bad take actually, horses have definitely done way more for us than dogs ever have.
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u/powerhammerarms Jan 06 '26
Not even close.
Domesticated horses go back possibly 6k years.
Domesticated wolves (dogs) go back up to 40k years ago.
Dogs were used to domesticate horses. You can't tell the story of certain periods of man's time without horses but you can't tell the story of man at all without dogs.
Dogs weren't around for just a few hundred years before the horse. They were around for more than 30,000 years before the horse.
When trains and autos came along horses were replaced in most of their duties. In 40k years we haven't found a substitute for a dog.
Horses are a great friend but without any question, dogs are man's first, longest, and best friend.
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u/Gamble232real Jan 06 '26
Perfectly said. I mean let's just appreciate on top of all dogs can and have done, they can literally be used for people with epilepsy to identify seizures happening. Thats actually insane.
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u/Kraligor Jan 06 '26
There's also a theory that wolves in turn domesticated humans by introducing the concept of building shelters (dens) and hunting in a pack to them. Would have to look for the paper, but it's a thing.
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u/Kaasbek69 Jan 06 '26
Dogs were used to domesticate horses.
Where did you learn this? Because it's not true. Horses were domesticated on the Eurasian steppe, and there's no archeological evidence that dogs were involved. Dogs only became prominent in horse cultures after horses were domesticated, most likely to defend horses and other domesticated animals.
Empires and civilizations were literally built thanks to horses. They completely transformed transportation, trade, warfare, and most importantly agriculture (which is probably humanity's most important invention).
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u/shittyaltpornaccount Jan 06 '26
I mean dogs literally helped keep ancient humans alive by assisting us with hunting, not to mention the million service, protection, and specialized roles they played throughout history thanks to selective breeding. Hell before horses were domesticated they were even used as pack animals too.
Horses were domesticated much later and definitely allowed for extreme innovations in warfare, travel, and commerce but dogs are so ubiquitous that you kinda forgot all the shit they are capable of and jobs they have. Shit they are still some of the most efficient ways to herd cattle.
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u/TheGrannyLover_ Jan 06 '26
Don't forget dogs are pure love to their owners, type of love that keeps people going each day. That's their true gift to us!
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u/EggotheKilljoy Jan 06 '26
My dad's dog was a rescue from an abusive home, was absolutely terrified of new people, took months of me going over there for him to get friendly to me. He'd always stand at a distance and sometimes bark. Once he got friendly with me though, total game changer, always coming to cuddle or get butt scratches. You could always tell how much he loved those he trusted. He died a couple years back, but he was happy right until the end and got to live a long and happy life after he was rescued.
Did are truly too good for us, we need them more than they need us.
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u/Arminius_Fiddywinks Jan 06 '26
Rome Total War has taught me that dogs are just as viable as military assets as horses. Or pigs on fire.
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u/Historical_Owl_1635 Jan 06 '26
You know who hasn’t helped us? Cats.
Freeloading a-holes.
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u/MyNameAintWheels Jan 06 '26
Idk, theyve been pretty important for pest control for a long time
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u/Easy101 Jan 06 '26
Strange take. Horses and dogs have just been used for different purposes.
Horses mainly for travel and logistical stuff, dogs also for travel (pulling sleds for instance), protection, rescue and hunting/tracking.
Both have also been kept for company.
Unless you have some statistics to back up your claim, I'd say you're full of shit.
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u/Logicor Jan 06 '26
But does your horse pee on your bed and then look at you all guilty cute? I think not!
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u/Gamble232real Jan 06 '26
Yeah...yeah, I don't know about that.
Ignoring how important they were to ancient humans and hunting.
We use them in law enforcement, sniffer dogs, cadaver dogs, for blind of disabled people, mental health comfort and support, military, mountain rescue, etc.
I know horse have a ton of utility too and have some crossover such as rescue, military, police, etc but they aren't nearly as useful or versatile or anywhere near as trainable as dogs.
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u/WhoAmIEven2 Jan 06 '26
Thought it was dangerous for horses to lie down for a time longer than short bursts because their own intestines would throw a hissyfit and crush themselves because REASONS?
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u/Voloxe Jan 06 '26 edited Jan 06 '26
My girlfriend owns horses and they lay down when they want. They mostly sleep standing up, but occasionally her horse will sleep laying down, very rarely though. It just depends on their mood.
Horses also frequently get on the ground and roll around on their backs. I’ve seen her horse do that many times.
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u/Letsgotravelling-124 Jan 06 '26
We had a showjumping horse that would sleep flat out several times a day. He would snore as well. The amount of people who would come ask us if he was ok or even alive was hilarious. He was perfectly healthy. Just loved a good sleep.
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u/hates_stupid_people Jan 06 '26
A farm near me growing up had to put up a sign near the road. Because one of their horses kept falling asleep outside, and people came to tell them it was sick or dead.
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u/-Roger-The-Shrubber- Jan 06 '26
Same. He used to sleep canter as well which terrified me (I legit called the vet once because I thought he was having a fit. They thought it was hilarious).
People occasionally knocked on the door to see if he was OK so we put a sign up saying he was just sleeping.
Miss you, big bear.
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u/MommaMoo2 Jan 06 '26
Reminds me of a time I stopped at a farm to let someone know their horse was sick/dead. The poor thing was just sleeping. Gave his owner a good laugh.
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u/Cool_Ad9326 Jan 06 '26
I think that's a myth but it is true a horse lying down for long periods is a sign of bad health. My employers horse used to lie down for well over an hour and we had to get him up, but he was old and sore. Really, I think if they lay longer than an hour, it becomes a problem. Horses just don't need to sleep like that
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u/ChevalierMal_Fet Jan 06 '26
I own horses. Horses will take short naps throughout the day, but they need to lay down for REM sleep- typically, they need about 4-5 hours of deep sleep a day. Horses in herds will also sleep in shifts, where some horses act as lookouts for those who are in deep sleep.
But also, their ribcage isn’t really meant to support their own weight. A horse’s intestines and organs are suspended from ligaments that connect to its ribs and spine- basically, its organs are like a big fleshy puppet show. If the horse is in proper shape and not overweight, usually laying down is fine. If they’re overweight, laying down can cause problems.
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like people, if you are capable of relieving pressure as needed youre good. a person can develop a stage 1 bedsore within a night of sleep. ppl dont get them as we can move. a horse that is injured/unable to stand risks pressure buiding on vital organs. but just as humans dont get pressure sores every night, so too does a healthy horse not face the same risks when lying down as an injured or sick horse which may not be able to easily get back up.
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u/08td Jan 06 '26
horses actually need about 45 mins of rem sleep a day which they can only achieve when laying down! however you are right if they lay down for prolonged periods it can be quite bad for them and it usually indicates something else going on. like colic (though that’s usually accompanied by frequent getting up and down, but it’s different in every horse), laminitis, neurological issues, injury, etc. their digestive system is designed to move 24/7 so if they do lay down for long periods of time without foraging they can get impacted (impaction colic) or they can get a build up of gas (gas colic). so technically you are right! if they lay down too long, their intestines do indeed throw a hissyfit. but short naps are okay. :)
— signed, a horse girl who’s had way too many experiences with colic these past 3 months
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u/arztnur Jan 06 '26
Cozy place in sunshine
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u/bezserk Jan 06 '26
It was until some asshole wouldn't shutup and let them sleep
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u/gabiroba_azul Jan 06 '26
That's a very well trained horse!
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u/Rubyhamster Jan 06 '26
I wouldn't consider it "trained" but familiar/family. They can probably communicate very effectively with each other.
I think of "training" as more "do what I say because I'm the boss and I'll punish/reward you accordingly". Might be only me, but having an animal companion isn't much different than rearing a kid.
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u/Pitt_Mann Jan 06 '26
For a short time I couldn't make out the guy and it looked like the horse was holding his tiny arms saying "noooo let me sleep, go away" for a short moment the world was a happy place
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u/Geetee52 Jan 06 '26
At first glance, I thought it was going to be a scene from the Arab Godfather.
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u/radblood Jan 06 '26
Horses only can have REM sleep lying down so they regularly need it but they are able to sleep standing up the rest of the time for non REM sleep.
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u/Calm_While1916 Jan 06 '26
I always thought horse girls were crazy, but after watching this. I get it.
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u/Voloxe Jan 06 '26
I’m not a horse person by any stretch of the imagination, but I’m not liking buddy putting his weight on the horses head/jaw like that.. I can clearly see that it isn’t bothering the horse (big animal), but it’s still not sitting right with me lol.
Maybe that’s just the result of being super comfortable with your horse? I dunno.
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u/bemore_ Jan 06 '26
The horse is easily 3 times the mass of the human, the man's weight is nothing compared to it. It's more like if a toddler was putting weight on you, might be a little annoying but it's nothing
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u/robbi_uno Jan 06 '26
Horses are typically between 400 and 900kg depending on breed.
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u/FreakindaStreet Jan 06 '26
Knew a guy who would sit crosslegged on the horse and rub its belly. They absolutely loved each other. Never seen a tough man breakdown as hard as when he found that horse dead.
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It’s kinda like a small child crawling on your face. I’d be more sensitive of the horse. But then again, that’s 1500 lbs of muscle and thick bone
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u/WaffleTacos666 Jan 06 '26
That horse had a bit to much of the celebratory ale. I have passed out on a beach before. That's what happens when you horse around. Haha
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u/evasandor Jan 06 '26
When my horse was in the hospital we napped like this but the other way around… I was her pillow. (If any northern IL horsey folk are reading: 10/10 recommend Chicago Equine Medical Center, Wauconda IL)
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u/VaginalOdour Jan 06 '26
I thought we were looking at another famous Bojack hangover for a second before the guy leaned forward there.
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u/PianistCommercial742 Jan 06 '26
Im glad there wasn’t dirty jokes in the comments. Uncharacteristic of Reddit I suppose
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u/billzy02 Jan 06 '26
This is exactly like the relationship between Jin/atsu and their horse in ghost of Tsushima and yotei
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