Talk about bizarre:
It’s actually not bizarre.
And it’s not a divinely inspired friendship either. (As was in said in the video).
When horses are turned out to pasture, other animals rely upon them to alert them to danger. Horses are able to see things that deer and other smaller animals can’t see.
Deer in particular pay more attention to horses than their own senses. Horses usually don’t fear people, so when the horses are out in the pasture, I’ve been able to approach deer and get much closer than normal. The deer might smell you and see you, but if horses are nonplussed, why should they panic?
Maybe this is what was happening between this raccoon and this horse.
I’d be a little leery of letting a raccoon get so close to a horse. Raccoons carry nasty worms, and everyone knows that raccoons are a major vector for rabies.
So a cute video might not be such a good thing.
This music sounds familiar…is someone able to remind me what it is? Thanks…
Horses are very social animals. It’s not uncommon to use a goat or a dog as a stable companion to help calm a nervous horse. Even chickens have served. Admittedly, a raccoon is unusual!