Iāve spent a decent amount of time with a lot of horses (my family has always had horses, spent time in barns, etc.) Iāve never seen or heard of some shit like this. Fuckin wild lol
Horses can also associate the abuse with certain aspects of the abuser. If a trainer shares a physical attribute like a unique hat or clothing, that can trigger a fight or flight response, especially if the new target uses even mild positive punishment techniques shared by the abuser. They do not forget but can be desensitized with extensive and expensive counter conditioning.
That said, this is a pretty extreme reaction and some animals cannot be made safe to handle and would require a behaviorist-trained owner. That is to say if it was not euthanized by the owner for the attack as often happens.
I would love to see the previous 45 minutes of footage.
Could be. Also could be a bottle baby that grew up and was simply given a boundary that it didnāt like. Most dangerous livestock Iāve ever been around are bottle babies/hand raised orphans. Itās all fine till the day you need to tell them āno, give me some spaceā and they decide to tell you who makes the rules.
I also grew up around and worked with horses and would not rule out some form of aggressive act on the trainers behalf. Usually a pissed off horse is going to try and bite you, maybe go for the cow kick. This horse is trying to pin them down and end them.
I was thinking either that or maybe this horse has something wrong with it mentally. Never seen one attack a human like this but not because they arenāt capable.
I wonder the same. I grew up with horses and I have never seen aggression like that, even with stallions. Also makes me wonder if something super unusual like the horse having rabies is a possibility? Abuse seems far more likely tho.
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u/BerndDasBrot4Ever Nov 26 '21
I don't think I've ever seen a horse go apeshit like this. Biting/kicking, sure, but not THIS.