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So beautiful. Even more so hearing the love you put into their safe passage through the 4th. ❤

When you said "Jax and Boone" one of em responded like "What? I'm eating." With that snort 😂

Isn’t it called the lead mare?

Not at all a horse person but still found this interesting. Thanks for sharing!

Tell me about it. My front pasture is just outside my kitchen. Can see it from my living room. One 4th my thoroughbred was running the fenceline. Hearing fireworks I knew the problem. I went out & stood next to him, hugging his neck. He settled down. For an hour I held him Always help your pets thru scarey times. When I had several horse, they'd stay in the back field. Fireworks not that loud.

Horses are not prey animals. They watch out for prey animals( wolves, cougar).

Enjoy these Live at the American Dream vignettes. SO interesting. I gave up (too lazy) to learn chess & bridge, but I'm reminded of newspaper columnist, Sheinwold on Bridge; & learning Pinochle from my Nana. You can do this, but not that; oh, nooo, not now; there, there, now you can...What in the World? Your horses are beautiful----eye candy. Thanks.

She's a salt& pepper horse. Very pretty

This video is brought to you by the response of, "...and I took that personally."

My horses were playing in the paddock both rearing on hind end one went past vertical fell back and landed on his sacrum breaking it. No concrete involved just desert dirt. Thats why parents tell kids stop “HORSING AROUND!” Horsing around gets ya hurt!! 😂😂even if you’re tough as a horse

98- 100+° in N. Texas. Hot but normal for this time of year.

So black Appaloosas do exist. Just like this mare illustrates. Unless you want to be such a purist and call her bi- racial. Jeez ppl. All us animals are mutts, ok

In Greenville County, S.C. Fireworks legal from 10:00 a.m. on the 4th until 1:00 a.m. on the 5th. I really wish states would make these illegal or like Massachusetts who only allows them at gatherings in public places, no individuals from their homes. I open the double gates to my back pasture where there are woods on one side and a few acres of woods in the back which runs into power lines and more woods. The other side only has a grove of trees. With the double gates open they can come into the 1 acre dry lot where there is a 3-sided shelter and a 12' overhang. My horses and 2 of my dogs are not happy about fireworks at all. Neither am I! I dread every July 4th because I know what I have to contend with, and leaving home is out of the question since I would never leave them on such a crazy night. Thanks for the informative video!

Looks like they are trying to get their head away from the rain, by using their body to block it. This wouldn't save them from lightning.

Boone has a capped elbow?

I always pray for rain : ) Your horses are lovely and I enjoy your channel ty and happy 4th xox

Great set up. Hate fireworks. I have rescues so not the same horses sometimes. 1 is a Wyoming mustang. She lived in the wild for 10 yrs. She is 14. My 2 BLM donkeys do pretty good. My horses i will bring into barn and paddock, drugs, lots of hay and i go out and talk to them, give treats and sometimes sing..dear God help us all😅 Janice WA state

Well, they say the wild horses, the daughters arent bred by the father stallion, they sneak away like teenagers 😂 and get knocked up by unrelated stallions.....if they arent kicked out or go to another herd first....and you mention similar as i type

Their facing the way the wing is going, and u dont hv to narrate them moving 💀

I greatly envy the view from your window. What noble creatures you get to see!

my 28 yr old gelding naps in the shade during the day and leads the younger one out to graze in the early morning and evening when it cools down😊

I have (had)a Matriarch band of horses. I still have 2. These horses have (had) been a part of my life for over 35 years now. I like seeing your observations that coincide with the dynamics I seen with my herd. Though with all mare's there are some differences interacting as when geldings are added to the mix. I like seeing your videos

This is so interesting, thank you! I like horses but don't know about them, I have more knowledge on dogs and wolves. And thus, I've been surprised to see that the alpha mare is managing it in a (seemingly) paceful way, without aggression. Is that the norm or depends on the situations and horses involved?

Thank you. I love learning something new everyday am 57 an am familiar with and love horses but never new that...Love it.... Amazing beautiful animals!!!

Is the chestnut older or younger than queen? Im new to horses but it seems to me like a kid testing boundaries?

Like humans, cows, or any other animal will put their butts and backs to the wind.

You learn something new every day, thank you...

Nez Perce War Horse, simply some of the Best. Waaaaaaugh!

Can you put water out for them in the shade?

What's surprises me is that I could easily read the behavior. I haven't been in a horse in over 50 years and it was rare then: but their body language is so clear! Fascinating.

Lol, you call THAT a STORM? 😂

This instinctual position isn't what she says it is. It's an overdramatic way of looking as pitiful as possible while staring at the owner to make you feel sorry for them. "We could be in the barn, but instead we'll be outside...in the rain...staring at you. Don't you feel bad for us?"

We own over 800 acres you would not believe the crap that floats in!@

Do they not have shelter from in climate weather?

Love this insight, thanks 🙏

I love how despite the stereotype, the most aggressive or powerful horse isn't always the alpha. We had a gelding when I was younger who, similar to Fleur, led the herd in a very calm and gentle way.

Yes, black is one of the base colors that Appaloosa horses can have. Other base colors include bay, chestnut, palomino, buckskin, cremello, perlino, roan, gray, dun, and grulla. Appaloosas are also known for their unique spotting patterns, which are collectively called the "leopard complex". These patterns can range from light or dark spots to snowflakes, which are white flecks or spots on a dark body.

This popped up in my channel and I decided to click on it. That’s very interesting! 🤔I never knew much about horse herd dynamics. Thank you for posting this! I learned something. 🧐

I loved the videos you posted. Having owned two horses (both geldings) they were put in their place by the dominant horse, always a mare. Us girls have the power😁

The fact that folks are just throwing around the word "alpha" like its a common thing is annoying. Horses do not have an "Alpha", but a Dominant Mare, a Matriarch. Its the same for many other mammals, there is no Alpha. When using the word Alpha when referencing a group of animals, it indicates there is one breeding male/female, and they control the herd/pack activities. This was only observed in canine and wolves in captivity, and was proven to not be a natural social activity in the wild. Wolves and dogs developed alpha packs due to limited space and the idea of limited food, because they were fed by their keepers. They didn't go and actively hunt and have a carcass to return to time and time again to eat. So the strongest male and female would establish no breeding aside from their cubs to ensure the strength of the pack would remain strong, and not overpopulate their limited space. With horses, the dominant female maintains the social structure of the herd, but does not exclude her fellow herd mates to have foals. She doesn't go around stomping out other foals because her foal is the herd priority. So there is no Alpha.

Nice mare! We rescued a solid chestnut foal 24 years ago. She has a small snip and one white foot. At 7 years old she had this white spot at the top of her tail. As the years went on the spot got larger and she got mottling on her nose and yes she did have stripped hooves but at the time I did t out 2 and 2 togather. Every year she got more white and her plain almost ugly chestnut color changed to this beautiful almost black chestnut with copper highlights on the lower legs. She even got a few small black spots and the sides of her butt but she looks like a varnish appy now. She’s a really pretty girl. Very nice QH type head and conformation. She came off a truck coming from the west coast of Canada and was stuffed in with all adult horses. I later found out there was a appy farm there that the owners were really old and had to let some horses go and her sons were selling the rest off. One was a mare that could have been her double. I suspect it was her Dam as no other mares resembled her and the stallion they used did t look a thong like her either. They had some nice horses but I think some ended up on meat trucks back then. This mares had a spoiled life and now runs the roost of what was a Morgan horse farm. She outlived them all! We have her and 3 boarders now.

Aww. For sharing, thank you 🤍🤍🤍 & Happy Birthday 🎉

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Super interesting. Thank you for sharing ❣️❣️❣️

These videos are really informative and interesting.

Very interesting. Thank you for explaining 😊.

I do the same with my horses!❤🐴

I used to raise merle Pomeranians. They often come out black, but are actually merle. Imagine if animal coats were a piece of spotted cloth, some spots bigger, some smaller. If your animal was cut from the area of one big spot, it would only be that color, maybe w/ a blaze, or white toes, ets. It's still the same cloth. Your horse is still an Appy. Here's how to tell: take a pic of your horse in an average lit area, and make sure your flash is on. The spots should reflect differently than the other black. I had to take pics of litters to see which were merles and which were black if they didn't have any blue. You could only see black spots in a black coat w/ a flash. Black Pom now 19 w/ merle feet and chest.Try it. Might get a surprise.😊 Good luck.

I had no idea horses loved peppermints so much! 😊

More interesting than any daytime drama or soap opera, but with the same level of story depth. Signed, Not a Horse Person