Is the Horse Video Cute?

There are lots of horse videos on the internet. The Good. The Bad. The Ugly. So We are here to help you answer the age old question: Is the horse video cute? 

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Meowdy! I'm Lucas the weebass emo catboy horsegirl(g/n) who runs this blog

Irl I'm a rider/trainer/instructor who works under multiple disciplines (hunter jumpers being my specialty) who works with a combination of positive reinforcement and attuned horsemanship (minimal aversion negative reinforcement). I'm also an artist who frequently paints, sketches, and sculpts horses. I'm a passionate collector and customizer of breyer model horses specifically. I took my equine hyperfixation so far I have a four year degree in horses.

I ride, own, compete, educate, and most importantly advocate for equine welfare by learning and sharing my knowledge about the equine body and mind.

Tags:

#cute

#notcute

#animalabuse/#animaldeath (for blocking purposes)

#horseweebshit

#nothorses

#themoreyouneigh (for informational posts)

#agposting (related to farming and animal husbandry but not horses specifically)

#venusposting (posts about my horse).

#ara bullshit (animal rights activists being completely off the mark)

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Using ai to create ads for potential clients is bad enough..... using ai to create a job ad????? Hello????

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there's a person in there....

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"You must be rich if you have horses"

I make a teacher's salary except I work year round 6 day a week no vacation no benefits. It's possible to still have horses if you don't value your own life at all....

[iceteaalcaholic]

here are the promised better photos of the horse I painted!

more photos below the cut :) ->

this project took me a total of 55 hours of work, and is one of the most unique projects i’ve ever done. i drove it back to its home a few weeks ago, and the friend i painted it for loved it!

this is the horse I used as a reference! her name was Juno, she passed unexpectedly this spring. this project was a gift to honor her ♥️

[isthehorsevideocute]

Homie I thought the first pic WAS the real horse tf???

[maretriarch]

there are cathedrals everywhere for those with the eyes to see

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instead of an angel and devil I have a classical trainer/behavoralist on pne shoulder and a cowboy on the other

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My pov from this absolute moose I've been riding

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Look at the image of the ideal quarter horse portrayed by the trophies and then look at the horse who won said trophies and cry with me real quick....

[horsesarecreatures]

Alberta Wild Horse

[beemovieerotica]

the cognitive dissonance from people who want the products of modern medicine but get weird about animal research. like im sorry but this is necessary for the survival of the society we currently live in. and the scientists who work on these things are not evil cackling psychopaths. anyone you talk to in animal research has incredibly complex feelings about their work and incredibly complex relationships to the animals in their care. there are regulations and oversight and penalties in place to make the work as humane as possible and scientists are overwhelmingly the ones enforcing and advocating for better care.

[beemovieerotica]

@velvetdemon I'm doing a full reply because I want to give this question the time and space it deserves, and I really do appreciate your curiosity about this.

The short answer: It is deeply unethical. There are nowhere near enough willing patients in the world to be able to do this, and it would be criminal to put them through this.

The long answer: The one side of the equation you're focusing on is: how much of a drug is too much, to the point where it will cause negative side effects or even death? And this is crucial to know. But it's not just a matter of finding out the lethal dosage of a heart cholesterol medication, you need to know that it can actually lower the cholesterol of any living thing. There is no way to know this without giving it first to...a living thing.

But beyond this, I need to emphasize: The goal of a drug trial is to effectively cure people who are already suffering from disease, who are living on limited time.

Drug trials don't just happen on any member of the public, they need to happen specifically on people affected by the disease you're trying to treat. There is at any time a very limited and very marginalized population of the world affected by early onset, familial Parkinson's disease. Because you cannot ethically induce disease in a human being, you are working with, speaking with, and helping patients and their families who are hopeful and desperate for a cure.

If you were to jump straight to human trials from petri dishes, not knowing absolutely anything about how the drug functions in a living, breathing animal body, it would look like this:

We didn't know that minute quantities of the drug interact lethally with x, y, z medication that people are commonly also taking. X number of patients have died as a result.

We didn't know that the drug is fatal to people with [common variant] in their genetics. X more patients have died.

We didn't know the drug exacerbates x, y, z chronic illnesses. X number of people have acquired permanent, lifelong disabilities.

We didn't know the best way to deliver the drug, so we tried multiple ways: the people who received it intravenously are now suffering from a painful, costly, and debilitating condition that did not happen with the ingested form.

I could go on, and on, and on.

The vast majority of these problems can be nearly or almost entirely averted by testing other animals first.

These are all people who possibly could have waited for the normal progression from animal testing to human testing and thus received better outcomes. Some people will pass away in the time it takes to get to that point, and that's heartbreaking, and we all wish science could be faster.

But the cost of expediting science could mean a life of profoundly greater suffering or an even shorter life than the one where no intervention happens at all. And at that point, you have completely exhausted your trust, your goodwill, and your patients' hope, after you've failed to do anything or even worsened the lives of people who are already deeply suffering.

[manslaughter]

hi, i’m an animal research professional. making sure laboratory animals stay alive, healthy, and enriched has been my full-time job for several years now.

animal research is not the mad scientist wild west that PETA wants you to think it is. there are extremely strict federal laws in place to protect the well being of these animals. animal welfare organizations like AAALAC ensure that lab animals are treated with dignity & respect and are given enough specialized care & enrichment to be happy and content in captivity, just like AZA accreditation with zoos.

not a single animal from a zebrafish to a mouse to a dog to a macaque goes unaccounted for. if an animal gets moved to a new cage, paired for breeding, has a procedure performed on it, gives birth, gets sick or injured, dies, etc. it is legally required that this information is recorded and kept on file for the US federal government to access. failing to record & retain this information is very much punishable by US federal law.

let me tell you - if you abuse or kill an animal, even a mouse - you are almost certainly getting both fired & blacklisted from the industry. if you abuse or kill a more ‘advanced’ animal, such as a dog or monkey, you will likely face criminal charges. killing a monkey is as serious and disastrous as a nuclear meltdown. you are expected to reasonably explain every illness, injury, or death of an animal under your care. you must record all of this information. animals that are clearly suffering with low QOL are required to be euthanized according to AVMA guidelines.

research animals are highly expensive. yes, even the "lesser" animals like mice. the cheapest mice will run you a few hundred $ per individual, with some of the most expensive mice i've cared for being $25,000 per individual. in research we have the "three Rs" - reduction (reduce amount of necessary animals to a minimum), refinement (refine processes to ensure research is accurate and animals feel no pain or distress), and replacement (replace animals with non-living research models as they become available). i can assure you no proper research team is wasting animals (*do not* say "b-b-but elon musk--" his research team is actively being investigated for animal abuse by the government).

research methods that do not require live animals are currently being looked into & efforts spearheaded by - you guessed it - the animal research industry itself (notice how the animal rights people are strangely silent & unhelpful when it comes to this?) but current technology is rudimentary and does not compare to live animal models.

some research animal fun facts (US edition):

all species of animals are only allowed to have one single major surgery performed on them in their entire lifetime.

institutions with nonhuman primates must have a behavior program in place (run by knowledgeable primate specialists) to ensure that they are happy and receiving enough daily enrichment and social interaction.

institutions with dogs are required to have physical exercise programs in place. this means every individual dog gets a substantial amount of leashed AND free-roaming exercise daily, including playgroups with other dogs.

a majority of nonhuman primates get to retire to sanctuaries like peaceable primate sanctuary, and almost all dogs get retired and adopted out by organizations like homes for animal heroes. some institutions will also adopt out unneeded young rabbits, guinea pigs, rats, etc.

some strains of mice glow neon green (or orange or blue) under UV light. this is not harmful to them and is commonly seen in cancer research.

so yes, you can rest knowing that laboratory animals are treated with the utmost respect by their caretakers. and you can stop this awful, ignorant talk of human experimentation that will only end in the abuse of nonwhite people, LGBT people, disabled people, indigenous people, and so many others. please just take a look at this wikipedia page if you think “ethical” human experimentation can exist.

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ADEQUAN RECALL

Posting this here since it will for sure need to be spread by word of mouth and socials. Doubt this will be picked up by any news outlet.

[king-the-pathetic]

Source

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ADEQUAN RECALL

Posting this here since it will for sure need to be spread by word of mouth and socials. Doubt this will be picked up by any news outlet.

[yeehawllywood]

I still can’t fucking believe it. Jeepers and I were in the Tevis Cup. The actual Tevis Cup. So far I haven’t found proof that we were being Truman Show’d. We attempted the world’s most difficult 100 miles in 24 hours endurance race.

We made it through all the toughest parts of the trail and stayed mid-pack most of the ride.

We were pulled by a vet at 64 miles for a shoe that was coming loose and causing soreness that was not immediately fixable in order to continue to finish the 100 miles. Both I and a farrier had doctored it- but it must have effected him and been too late. This was temporary. He is sound again already.

Only 1/2 of competitors make it to the finish line and we made it further than most. He was perfectly sound, forward, alert, eating / drinking and pulsing down well.

Vets determine how far you go by checking your horse every 10 miles or so. Some of those stops are a quick trot-by, and some are a more involved assessment. Unfortunately, at 64 miles (Chicken Hawk vet check) he came in sound and happy. Some things show up at the more involved checks when you let a horse sit for a minute. He realized that loose shoe did bother him and he showed us he was uncomfortable. The vets made the right call, he was visibly lame.

I am not disappointed- as someone who has been around this ride for a long time as a volunteer, we proved that we are actually the real deal. Thousands of people online were in the Tevis livestreams looking for us- and I knew it- but didn’t realize just how many people were watching us. I was so proud that Jeepers gave them a show !

My crew was incredible and they not only had a blast but kept us moving and in the game. I appreciate everyone who financially contributed to their travel and lodging. You not only gave them an unforgettable experience but you supported our entire 64 miles journey.

We are coming back next year for that buckle. Jeepers is fully capable of finishing Tevis. As the only quarter horse in Tevis this year he showed the world what we were made of!

YouTube video soon.

Photos: (The legendary) Bill Gore, Vision Beneath The Veil Photography, Major Arts

[the-barn-rat]

random mustang gentling question I had: is it ever a big concern about a horse learning a Domestic Thing, like loading into a trailer or tolerating their feet being handled, from one person but then being wary of it from someone else they aren't trustful of yet? Or, is that something you incorporate into your training? just curious!

yes generalizing skills is part of it!!! for most of the horses, they spend a lot of time learning from me, and then I manufacture opportunities to hand them off to somebody else to reinforce their skill set. every variable you can change and then reinforce the skill helps generalize that skill. new people, new places (the first time I groom and pick up feet outside the pens is almost always confusing for them), new times of day even. one tries to vary as much as one can before sending them off into the big wide world.

actually this is one of the major reasons why my program focuses so so heavily on foundation and socialization, as opposed to hard skills. it is easy to teach a horse to lunge; it is hard to teach a horse to learn.

[charl0ttan]

horses cant scratch themselves but humans cant go fast. we support this legandary partnership

[druggonaut]

Wrong! Humans irrelevant and obsolete now

[charl0ttan]

agnostic horse: we just dont know where scratch posts come from

[horsesarecreatures]

ENDURANCE ICON TREASURED MOMENTS AWARDED PRESTIGIOUS 2024 WAHO TROPHY FOR USA

As the American registering authority for the World Arabian Horse Organization (WAHO), the Purebred Arabian Trust (PAT) is proud to announce that it has awarded the 2024 WAHO Trophy to the purebred Arabian mare and endurance racing icon, Treasured Moments. The fourteen-year-old mare by legendary race sire, DA Adios+ and out of Hidden Treasure, was bred by the Alan Kirshner and Deborah Mihaloff’s notable Cre Run Farm in Doswell, Virginia, and is proudly owned by Heather and Jeremy Reynolds of Dunnellon, Florida.

“Treasure,” as she is referred to in the barn, began her career in 2014 on the racetrack wearing the recognizable colors of Cre Run, one of the world’s most prominent breeding programs for Arabian racehorses. (Cre Run is the only program in the world to have bred a horse that has won three million-dollar races in the span of one calendar year, as an example.) Treasure ran seven times as a four-year-old, with one first and three seconds and earnings of $11,315.

In November 2014, she caught the professional eye of Heather and Jeremy Reynolds, avid endurance riders at the top levels of the sport, and Treasure exchanged her racetrack life for the world of endurance.

Since then, the celebrated pair have recorded over 3,000 competition miles and countless wins together, including two Tevis Cups, one Haggin Cup, and the 2021 Italian Championships, which marked the first time an American horse has won overseas since the 90s. Treasured Moments is also a recipient of the Robie Cup, a medallion that is issued to horses upon the completion of five Tevis Cups. The medallion’s equine figurehead is Wendell Robie’s mare, a paternal great grand dam to Treasured Moments.

Additionally, Jeremy and Treasure incorporated a new dynamic in 2023 – competing bridleless. In fact, the two won the 2023 Tevis Cup in an incredible 15 hours and 14 minutes, and they did it minus a bridle. It was a poignant image that spoke to their profound partnership.

The WAHO Trophy program was initiated in 2005. Each worldwide registering authority of WAHO is granted the ability to choose its respected trophy recipients. Trophies are not necessarily awarded annually and are given out at the discretion of each country. Requirements for trophy recipients include:

- The horse must be living, not deceased.

- The horse must be bred and still registered as a purebred Arabian in the country of its designated authority.

- The horse must have reached a significant level of achievement as deemed by its designated authority.

- The horse must, in some way, have achieved excellence as a breed ambassador or, in the case of older horses, achieved the same through its immediate progeny.

Only five WAHO Trophies have been awarded in the United States prior to Treasure Moments. One of those five recipients is her sire, Darley Horse of the Year, DA Adios+ – also bred by Cre Run Farm.

“We are so proud that Treasured Moments is being given this award,” said Deborah Mihaloff of Cre Run Farm. “Treasured Moments is only the sixth horse to receive this award in the United States. To think that one of the six is her sire, DA Adios+ (that we raised and raced) makes it extra special. Treasure could not have achieved the levels she did had it not been for her owner, rider, and partner, Jeremy Reynolds. They are truly one. She could not be loved more. And that is a breeder’s only wish.”

Bob Fauls, chairman of the Purebred Arabian Trust, concurs.

“The PAT is supportive of all disciplines associated with the purebred Arabian horse,” he said. “South America, the Middle East, Europe…. We’ve had the tremendous opportunity to travel the world and see endurance horses perform. Of all the disciplines, the Arabian horse is king in endurance, and yet it often receives so little recognition. Because of that, it was a great honor for us to be able to recognize this particular horse and its owners. Treasured Moments is one of the most recognizable endurance competitors in the world, both inside and outside the endurance community. The fact that she now joins her sire, DA Adios+, as one of the few recipients of the WAHO Trophy, makes it additionally sweet. The board of the Purebred Arabian Trust heartily extends its congratulations to Treasured Moments and her team from birth to present on this most deserving award.”

“Treasure never ceases to amaze us,” said Jeremy Reynolds. “The first time I met her, it was love at first sight. She loves competing. I feel honored to have such a horse in my life. I wish everyone could have an Arabian Treasure like her.”

Treasured Moments and Jeremy Reynolds were presented with the 2024 WAHO Trophy by Bob Fauls and PAT Vice President, Howard Pike, on January 7, 2024, at the Reynolds’ Florida home. The horse-and-rider pair continue to actively compete and are pointing their efforts to the 2024 FEI Endurance World Championship this September in Monpazier, France.

Purebred Arabian Trust

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Treasured Moments won the Tevis Cup for the third time. ❤️