We were watching the horses At Assateague Island and Then they began to fight..... Enjoy!!! (These horses roam wild there, and Yes I was that close in our car....... :)
To the people having a go because they just "stood and watched": what exactly did you want them to do?? They are wild stallions! You should never intervene a horse fight, it can easily turn into a fatal affair for you. Not to mention that in many places it is illegal to bother wild horses for your own safety. Please educate yourself before leaving hate comments. I wouldn't even step in if one of my geldings was having a fight with another - they have a social structure that needs to be sorted out by themselves, let them do so.
Honk a car horn if they're in a vehicle. Probably won't work but I'd have to try because I've seen some bad ones. Other than that, stay out the way. If it did work, they'd probably just lock up in a few minutes again anyway. I'd try with noise just because I don't want to see any living thing in pain, but I'd also be worried that it could cause one to run and the other to attack as a result. As it is, it probably ended better naturally.
these arent wild horses, they're feral but yea you shouldn't intervene in a fight between two feral stallions obviously, it could easily end up with you dying
This is actually a dominance thing horses do, stallions may do this to show dominance. This is why this horse did the spanish walk before fighting the other horse :)
Alison Gilliland Since the alternative name is Assateague Horse... pretty self-explanatory. The breed is phenotypically horse. The smaller stature of the feral animals is due to poor nutrition from salt marsh plants. Animals from the breed which receive proper nutrition grow to a height of more than 14 hands which means they are indeed... HORSES.
+Steven C Actually they have very good nutrition. Their stomachs look bloated due to them drinking brackish water. There are some of the ponies that are 17-20 hands in the back bay areas.
beached paws Their midsections grew plump and round because they became like camels, drinking twice as much water as the typical horse to offset their salt intake. This causes them to appear fat. Their smaller stature however, is in fact due to the nutrient-poor diet of marsh grass. When they are domesticated and are provided with proper nutrition then they grow taller. Ponies on Assateague have a diet that consists mainly of cordgrass, a coarse grass that grows in salt marshes, which makes up around 80 percent of their food. It is nutrient poor and leads to them growing smaller than back bay horses which eat grasses from more nutrient rich soils. Back bay horses don't need to supplement their diet with vegetation such as rose hips, bayberry, greenbriar, American beach grass, seaweed and poison ivy as much as the Assateague Horses do.
beached paws That's excellent.. Now show me where I said cord grass had anything to do with their stomachs. And I have seen them, multiple times. And I've studied barrier Island vegetation along the east coast and learned quite a bit about the horses during my time in Assateague and Chincoteague.
+Steven C well then use you knolege because knowing the colours of a horse is the easiest to know about a horse and if you do want to kow there called a piebald horse and a bay horse so dont lie!
i assume the many dislikes are about how "horrible" it seems, but its nature that shouldnt be interrupted, also its very interesting to see how wild horses act ~
It didn't appear that either horse was hurt. Just a show strength and the instincts are quick to discern which is stronger so the weaker one backs off right away. My horse used to fight more viciously and was never hurt. My girlfriend's Colts fight worse than that.
If people are rlly out there saying they should of intervene I swear to god lmao, most people can't stop to humans fighting, you get in between two horses or any other 2 big animals your getting kicked into a different plane of existence my guy.
As u guys can clearly see at 0:02 you can see the paint horse staring at the bay horse in the background. The paint sees the bay as an intruder and wants him out of his herd . The bay got the message but he challenged the paint by saying no I'm not leaving because I'm higher than you that resulted into a fight. That's how horses talk they are not evil or cruel animals
at least the horse was noble about the confrontation... walks up, taps it's hooves and then they go at it. Kind of like a classic duel (slaps face with gloves, draws swords)
@@DrNazus Fun Fact (even if late by a few years): They sometimes do ! Horses typically try to bite in their rivals legs and in a few other locations. As a result of that they bow down on their front legs to protect them, while simultainously trying to bite their opponent. It´s often shown in documentations about wild horses.
Brilliant example of horse language here. 1) Paint eyes the intruder, looks at him, says "Who the f- are you?" 2) Intruder doesn't back off. 3) Paint moves past his herd, eyes him again, says "Dude, don't make me come over there" 4) Imposter says "F- you" 5) Paint says "Right, that's it, I'm going to get into your face" 6) Imposter thinks "Uh oh, but hang on, you aint so big" 7) Paint says "Yeah, I am dude. Check out my awesome hoofs that are about to give you a beating" 8) Imposter says "Come on then. Let's go." 9) Paint says "You got it buddy" Fight. 10) Ends too early, but Paint seems to have backed off a bit at the end.
For anyone watching and reading these nowadays, the horses are actually mares. I played it at slow speed and bright screen, there is no doubt these are dominant mares.
No imposter the stallion was away and came back - he is the second bay that enters from the lower left with his head up whilst the rest of the heard apart from lead mare - have theirs down in submission x
@@bean1513 It was a joke. It does actually some what portray what happened correctly, but, for the most part, it was a joke. No need to call someone a dumbass.
I love how the kid's in the corner like: "Horse fight, horse fight." Such a wholesome kid lol. (Edit: This has gotten so much negative attention, I'm just done responding to the replies-)
yeah... I feel like its wrong and the parents should be telling her that this is not a game.. Plus they are ridiculously close to the horses which makes me sus about the fact that they are 'wild' and I feel like the parents would want her to be as far away from these horses. Plus, no wild horse would allow a human being to be this close to him. Remember, horses are fight or flight animals..
@@booty_licker9000 the camera was a tiny bit zoomed in, to hide the car frame. my bad, I hadn't realised that it was in a car, and when you google the island they only show wild horses crossing roads so I assume that's ok. I still think they should've told the kid (not scolded, just explained) the dangers. She is very probably innocently saying 'horse fight!'. What still makes me tick is that they didn't decide to back away. Unless you don't know horses, you should realise that a horse could damage your car, get killed or injured by landing on the car / landing with a leg in the car (the window is open) (also, fighting is something quite common especially among stallions and they never kill each other in the wild, you can see it at 0:35 where the hoof deliberately lands on the chest and not in the head) I still appreciate that they didn't honk or accelerate past the horses because that could've led to some issues
+521LakeStreet I wouldn't allow it if I was there. I used to Supervise a horse ranch and had to break up horse fights all the time cause I didn't want to see any of them get hurt. They always respected me cause they knew what I was doing (this matters in a horse's mind cause they only understand one thing when it comes to respect: dominance). One mare even died cause she was kicked so hard by another mare that it caved her ribs in. It broke my heart when she died cause she was such a sweet mare. I even socialized studs, so that they could be stalled next to each other without fighting. The owner couldn't believe his eyes and to this day he still denies that I was a great animal handler and horse trainer. I learned a lot of professional horse training techniques from some of my employees who were basically cowboys in Mexico. They think the American way of training horses is wrong because Americans don't socialize studs, but they do in Mexico.
I'm from the area of Assateague, live 20 minutes from it. Some interesting facts, the ponies are actually horses, not ponies. They're "fat" and short because of the salt water in their diet, it makes them bloated and stunts their growth. The myth they like to tell tourists is a Spanish ship sunk off the coast and horses swam to the island and populated it. Truth in actuality is that there was a "fence tax" so farmers let their horses run free on the island since they couldn't go anywhere else. But after several decades they are true wild horses and cared for by DNR, vaccinated and health checks every year before the population is cut down by sending some over (via the famous pony swim) to Chincoteague to be auctioned off as "pets" or what have you or released onto Chincoteague island if the person buying the horse so chooses.
@@katvloom6542 There are actually more differences then just height between horses and ponies. They have a slower metabolic rate, often keeping weight on more easily than horses (this can lead to health issues such as founder). Ponies have less refined features with a more stocky build. This is why we have miniature horses, a different breed to miniature ponies. Height is not the only determining factor.
@@Cat-ke2np If you delve deep enough into the Miniature Horse Registry you will see the name "Bond" appear. The Bonds raised English Shetland ponies (which are smaller and stockier than American) so there is pony blood in miniature horses. The only true minis are Falabellas.
It's highly disappointing to read you say that they're not the survivors of a Spanish ship wreck. That romantic story is what I've believed for decades. So, naturally, until there's some conclusive evidence, I'm going to keep on believing it.
@@joannleichliter4308 I've heard actual deaths are relatively rare though? IDK I grew up visiting horses at my uncle's farm but he never had uncut stallions for pretty obvious reasons(also he didn't breed them so what's the point of having a rummy stallion around lol), so I've never seen them fight. I've seen mares sort of bully each other for prime grazing spots though, but it wasn't like this. I could be wrong though, I know horses don't mess around when threatened.
@@seancutler6712 I know wild stallions drive young males (as they mature) out of the herd, and a struggle for posession of a band of wild mares is serious business. My guess is that among wild stallions, a direct killing is fairly rare, but if the fight is prolonged, the losing stallion is in danger of dying from lingering injury, infection or predation.
I like how as soon as the bay knew he was spotted by the paint he turned to leave. But then the paint came after him so he turned around and said bring it LOL
I LOVE that little Spanish walk the paint pony did. Haha. I love how they just own the place and can walk where they want to. When I went to Chincoteague Island for Pony Penning Day, this happened.. like.. every hour. Cute, seeing as how the ponies think they're bigger and badder than they are.. ;)
That guy that ate your pine apple Watching animals sorting their shit out and behaving like perfectly natural animals is beautiful. Theyre obviously in a very healthy condition to be able to fight. What should be ugly about this? A lion killing its prey is also beautiful. Why are you wannabe animal lovers such a pain in the ass?
I've been to Assateque. These horses are wild and dangerous. We camped on the beach near our fire. We woke up the next morning (4 of us) surrounded by horses that were just feet from us. Your warned not to feed them or try to pet them. They're protected. I believe every June they move them from Assateque to Chincoteague to sell some of them to help control their numbers. Really amazing to see them. Just becareful around them. They are wild.
Two stallions, fighting over the mares. I think it's fascinating to see how complex their social structure is. The way the pinto acted, with the pawing, interesting, it was as if he was warning the nay to back off before they fought. Wonderful
@@iclynnxthey are stallions mares don’t fight for dominance and plus if you look closely you can see the stallions parts also in a herd there is usually a band stallion, his lead mare, a lieutenant stallion and the mares and foals. But aside from that hope this helped and I hope you have an amazing day❤️🐴🙌🏻. Here is some more info and the sources I used: Wild Horse Social Groups: (Video Name: Wild Horse-isms: Wild Horse/Mustang Social Structure• video Link: m.th-cam.com/video/U3oti2lm_H4/w-d-xo.html ) Band Stallion Role: • in charge of tending to his harem • fighting off bachelor stallions, predators and other band stallions • reproducing offspring • Recruiting more harem members • snaking his harem when approached by intruders or other bands Lead Mare Role: • “Herding and defending the harem in the absence of the band stallion” • “Taking over the 'group' activity such as relocating for forage or water” Lieutenant Stallion: • The lieutenant stallion acts as second in command and will be the first to defend the mares. • The lieutenant stallion will stay back to face the threat while the band stallion will gather the band and run off with them safely away from the threat. Article Name 1: About Wild Horses• Article link: www.wildhorsephotosafaris.com/page/about-wild-horses/#:~:text=There%20is%20often%20both%20a,first%20to%20defend%20the%20mares. • Article 2: Wild Horse Herd Dynamics: Lieutenant Stallion• Article Link: saltriverwildhorsemanagementgroup.org/wild-horse-herd-dynamics-lieutenant-stallions/#:~:text=The%20lead%20stallion%20will%20gather,behind%20to%20face%20the%20danger. What is Snaking: (Video Name: Wild Horse-ism: Snaking• Video Link: m.th-cam.com/video/4kNi3AslS6w/w-d-xo.html • Snaking is when a wild stallion moves other horses, with ears pinned and neck extended and close to the ground waving side to side
I remember this video ...I and my best friend have seen this video 6 years ago and i still remember it.... We were complaing which is the best horse... i miss the old years...
but they don't want you. especially your ass on their back telling them where to go and what to do. the so called horse lovers are nothing but pricks who only care about themselves
My personal opinion is that they're the coolest. But they're not everyone's cup of tea. They're cool animals, and super super weird once you learn about them. The equids family which is horses, zebras, mules, donkeys, and hinnies, closests relatives are rhinos and tapirs. Horses cannot breathe through their mouths, and can only achieve REM sleep lying down, amd they also get about 15-30 mins of sleep a day. I could go on and on with the random horse facts.
Pinto: Yo, why you be lookin' at my mare?! Brown: Why you be all up in my buisness?! Pinto: You wanna go bro?! You wanna go?!! Brown: Bring it! I got my iron hooves on! Pinto: Let's go, then! *they both fight*
Assateague horses live very close to population and are rounded up every year so foals can be auctioned off. This is to control the population and keep the island from being worn down. These horses are having a dominance scuffle. If one stallion tries to steal a mare from another's herd, a fight will break out. Fights usually end in only minor, if any injuries. You would not be able to break up a fight with horses unless you had a whip or something large and scary, and that would only work with well trained horses. If you did manage to break wild horses up, they would fight again later. It's best to let them figure it out.
That’s if I’m not mistaken the round up only for the Virginia side while the Maryland side is full on Wild and not rounded up but instead darted with PZP fertility control every few years
i have so many fond memories of this island. best place ever when i was a little younger, but yet it still is. i remember my dads best friend was drunk and he started chasing a horse trying to jump on his back XD he fail lmfao. and yes, these horses are very nice, free, and beautiful. lets keep it that way c:
Yeah tame horse will straight up scalp you in a fight much less wild, people are so stupid🤦 and for some reason everyone assumes they are just tame horse halterless in an empty parking lot randomly fighting 🙄 I worry about humanity
Let me explain: The paint came from his herd after seeing an intruder (the bay) The bay is a bachelor stallion looking for a herd to take care of after leaving his own herd. The paint notices his body language and moves past his own herd to duel the bachelor stallion. The duel was based off of who gets to take care of the herd that the paint was originally taking care of. Who know who won but: If the paint won, he would’ve gotten to keep his mares and foals and the rest of the herd If the bay won, he would’ve taken the herd over for himself, leaving the paint to find his own herd of bachelor stallions.
Exactly! This is how it goes and happens. The herd wants the strongest leader possible so if the bay won then he'd be the strongest until another stallion out wits and beats him out. It's part of their natural life
I love how chill these people are. If you panic and start running, chances are you’ll make the situation worse. The fact that they stayed calm made sure nothing seriously bad happened. Kudos
To the people having a go because they just "stood and watched": what exactly did you want them to do?? They are wild stallions! You should never intervene a horse fight, it can easily turn into a fatal affair for you. Not to mention that in many places it is illegal to bother wild horses for your own safety. Please educate yourself before leaving hate comments. I wouldn't even step in if one of my geldings was having a fight with another - they have a social structure that needs to be sorted out by themselves, let them do so.
Honk a car horn if they're in a vehicle. Probably won't work but I'd have to try because I've seen some bad ones. Other than that, stay out the way. If it did work, they'd probably just lock up in a few minutes again anyway. I'd try with noise just because I don't want to see any living thing in pain, but I'd also be worried that it could cause one to run and the other to attack as a result. As it is, it probably ended better naturally.
In Horse life it's best to not "get all up in their business"!
@@mallarysangel never honk a horn that will spook them!!!!!
YES
these arent wild horses, they're feral but yea you shouldn't intervene in a fight between two feral stallions obviously, it could easily end up with you dying
“I challenge you to a DUEL!
But FIRST... 0:26
...some dressage”
YESSSS
Lol
Lmfaooooo
AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAAA
Lol
0:26 When a wild horse knows dressage better than your horse.
jammer8845s aj I'm glad! 😃
Took me ages to teach my horse. This wild horse just does it out of the blue
Fun fact: dressage is element that wild horses are using normally. Then it was made as a kind of riding :D
I know lmao
This is actually a dominance thing horses do, stallions may do this to show dominance. This is why this horse did the spanish walk before fighting the other horse :)
The white horse was like, step over this line, I dare you. The brown horse was like, f**k you.
Alison Gilliland Since the alternative name is Assateague Horse... pretty self-explanatory. The breed is phenotypically horse. The smaller stature of the feral animals is due to poor nutrition from salt marsh plants. Animals from the breed which receive proper nutrition grow to a height of more than 14 hands which means they are indeed... HORSES.
+Steven C Actually they have very good nutrition. Their stomachs look bloated due to them drinking brackish water. There are some of the ponies that are 17-20 hands in the back bay areas.
beached paws Their midsections grew plump and round because they became like camels, drinking twice as much water as the typical horse to offset their salt intake. This causes them to appear fat.
Their smaller stature however, is in fact due to the nutrient-poor diet of marsh grass. When they are domesticated and are provided with proper nutrition then they grow taller. Ponies on Assateague have a diet that consists mainly of cordgrass, a coarse grass that grows in salt marshes, which makes up around 80 percent of their food. It is nutrient poor and leads to them growing smaller than back bay horses which eat grasses from more nutrient rich soils. Back bay horses don't need to supplement their diet with vegetation such as rose hips, bayberry, greenbriar, American beach grass, seaweed and poison ivy as much as the Assateague Horses do.
beached paws That's excellent.. Now show me where I said cord grass had anything to do with their stomachs.
And I have seen them, multiple times. And I've studied barrier Island vegetation along the east coast and learned quite a bit about the horses during my time in Assateague and Chincoteague.
+Steven C well then use you knolege because knowing the colours of a horse is the easiest to know about a horse and if you do want to kow there called a piebald horse and a bay horse so dont lie!
i assume the many dislikes are about how "horrible" it seems, but its nature that shouldnt be interrupted, also its very interesting to see how wild horses act ~
It didn't appear that either horse was hurt. Just a show strength and the instincts are quick to discern which is stronger so the weaker one backs off right away. My horse used to fight more viciously and was never hurt. My girlfriend's Colts fight worse than that.
If people are rlly out there saying they should of intervene I swear to god lmao, most people can't stop to humans fighting, you get in between two horses or any other 2 big animals your getting kicked into a different plane of existence my guy.
Nope definitely disliked because of how poorly this was filmed. Like keep the action in frame...
@@outofthebox5696 u can clap ur hands and shout and they will flee mate it’s not difficult
Ok 👍
As u guys can clearly see at 0:02 you can see the paint horse staring at the bay horse in the background. The paint sees the bay as an intruder and wants him out of his herd . The bay got the message but he challenged the paint by saying no I'm not leaving because I'm higher than you that resulted into a fight. That's how horses talk they are not evil or cruel animals
Question???Cosplayer Nice explaining for people whp dont know whats going on 🖒😂
Wait people actually need explanation for this fight?
I'm just pretending to do things yes, non equestrians or people who don’t know how to read body language in animals need to know this.
You got that from "think like a horse" at least give credit.
Thank you for providing my point ☝️
the horses in the back don't even care to watch lmao
i got the horses in the back 💃
Bet those are females in the back. Normally that is what they fight for
@@lgarcia67 And to assert dominance.
Fight clubs amiright
@@spartin001full T pose
"Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?"
"No sir, but I do bite my thumb, sir"
ROMEO AND JULIET
@@kaylebrookins3481
AH YES THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME
That takes me way back.
Perfect!
Damn I used to know all the lines from that by heart 🤣
at least the horse was noble about the confrontation... walks up, taps it's hooves and then they go at it. Kind of like a classic duel (slaps face with gloves, draws swords)
For a moment I was actually expecting them to bow to each other.
@@DrNazus Fun Fact (even if late by a few years): They sometimes do ! Horses typically try to bite in their rivals legs and in a few other locations. As a result of that they bow down on their front legs to protect them, while simultainously trying to bite their opponent. It´s often shown in documentations about wild horses.
@@Skadi653That's really interesting! Thank you for sharing.
How can horses still be so beautiful when they fight? 😍😍😍
Ellie Moonvalley I was thinking the same thing
I don't know but that are
bosox12549 hey cool right
firehairburntbrows same idk how
Romanticization
Brilliant example of horse language here.
1) Paint eyes the intruder, looks at him, says "Who the f- are you?"
2) Intruder doesn't back off.
3) Paint moves past his herd, eyes him again, says "Dude, don't make me come over there"
4) Imposter says "F- you"
5) Paint says "Right, that's it, I'm going to get into your face"
6) Imposter thinks "Uh oh, but hang on, you aint so big"
7) Paint says "Yeah, I am dude. Check out my awesome hoofs that are about to give you a beating"
8) Imposter says "Come on then. Let's go."
9) Paint says "You got it buddy"
Fight.
10) Ends too early, but Paint seems to have backed off a bit at the end.
TheVlogDog Paint.
For anyone watching and reading these nowadays, the horses are actually mares. I played it at slow speed and bright screen, there is no doubt these are dominant mares.
No imposter the stallion was away and came back - he is the second bay that enters from the lower left with his head up whilst the rest of the heard apart from lead mare - have theirs down in submission x
ChrisNSF this is stupid. You seem to know nothing about animals dumbass
@@bean1513
It was a joke. It does actually some what portray what happened correctly, but, for the most part, it was a joke. No need to call someone a dumbass.
Friendship is magic
made my day : D
Omg thank you.
MY LITTLE PONYYYY
LOLLLLL
@@darkmagicamvs4537 *MY LITTLE PONYYYY!1!1!1!1!1*
lol, the little kid "horsey fight"
💏
xD
“Horsey fight!” “Horse fight!” “Aww!”
This kid .. omfg 🗿
I love how the kid's in the corner like: "Horse fight, horse fight." Such a wholesome kid lol.
(Edit: This has gotten so much negative attention, I'm just done responding to the replies-)
yeah... I feel like its wrong and the parents should be telling her that this is not a game.. Plus they are ridiculously close to the horses which makes me sus about the fact that they are 'wild' and I feel like the parents would want her to be as far away from these horses. Plus, no wild horse would allow a human being to be this close to him. Remember, horses are fight or flight animals..
@@whiteclaww4423 And you are incredibly correct. I don't think they should be that close, unless they had their camera zoomed in.
@@booty_licker9000 the camera was a tiny bit zoomed in, to hide the car frame. my bad, I hadn't realised that it was in a car, and when you google the island they only show wild horses crossing roads so I assume that's ok. I still think they should've told the kid (not scolded, just explained) the dangers. She is very probably innocently saying 'horse fight!'. What still makes me tick is that they didn't decide to back away. Unless you don't know horses, you should realise that a horse could damage your car, get killed or injured by landing on the car / landing with a leg in the car (the window is open) (also, fighting is something quite common especially among stallions and they never kill each other in the wild, you can see it at 0:35 where the hoof deliberately lands on the chest and not in the head) I still appreciate that they didn't honk or accelerate past the horses because that could've led to some issues
@@whiteclaww4423 Yeah, I thought they were in a car too, since you couldn't really hear the horses making their grunting noises when they're fighting.
Yeah by I would still feel bad for the horse
I love how you calmly, "youuu might wanna go". LOL
Hi mam dont be a fishwife who are you where are you and may I know your profession plz and about your life🌺
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@@mr.zenedin1735 the fuck.
@@mr.zenedin1735 what-
@@mr.zenedin1735 ....huh?
the pinto one, was stunning 😍😍😍😍😍
من معي
Yes!!VERY beautiful!
+القبعان الصالح هلا
Aliyah Little
Michael Jensen me too
no horseplay in the parking lot
lol
Djk34💘😘🥰💖💖 are you single how old you are
0:27 1.....2.....3....4 I declare horse war!
That part is cute XD
Hahaha
😂😂😍😘❤️❤️😍❤️❤️
5...6...7....8 Who will be the one to mate!
BAHAHAAHA
Stallions...they do not mess around.....
No they don't not. There's one at one of my old yards. He = insane
+521LakeStreet I wouldn't allow it if I was there. I used to Supervise a horse ranch and had to break up horse fights all the time cause I didn't want to see any of them get hurt. They always respected me cause they knew what I was doing (this matters in a horse's mind cause they only understand one thing when it comes to respect: dominance). One mare even died cause she was kicked so hard by another mare that it caved her ribs in. It broke my heart when she died cause she was such a sweet mare. I even socialized studs, so that they could be stalled next to each other without fighting. The owner couldn't believe his eyes and to this day he still denies that I was a great animal handler and horse trainer. I learned a lot of professional horse training techniques from some of my employees who were basically cowboys in Mexico. They think the American way of training horses is wrong because Americans don't socialize studs, but they do in Mexico.
+Jayson Keniston but these are wild horses, and you don't mess with wild horses.
I don't think they would be getting so close to people if they were actually wild.
+Jayson Keniston ok, so, semi wild, but even a tame stallion will kill someone if you are in the way.
those manes though!!!
@Hanna Sleepyyard they are prettier than some dressage ponies I ride 😍
2.26 is such a superb natural example of where dressage moves come from 😍
I was thinking the same thing.
Shanya Caspary Ikr! Exactly what I thought!
And people think we have to train the horse to do that
THe reason they tie down the horses head is to "make it look pretty"
Just 2 sso girls which also makes it impossible to get away from the leveraged bit. Tie downs can have multiple uses and should never be used period.
I love the way the kid points out the obvious :P
To the people that say to stop the fight:
Ok yeah they should stop the fight. While their at it they should also stop a train with their bare hands
Intervening on nature “for its own good” 🙈
LOL, same people that would try to pet buffalo at Yellowstone.
Wow they're so gorgeous!!! Thanks for sharing.
I'm from the area of Assateague, live 20 minutes from it. Some interesting facts, the ponies are actually horses, not ponies. They're "fat" and short because of the salt water in their diet, it makes them bloated and stunts their growth. The myth they like to tell tourists is a Spanish ship sunk off the coast and horses swam to the island and populated it. Truth in actuality is that there was a "fence tax" so farmers let their horses run free on the island since they couldn't go anywhere else. But after several decades they are true wild horses and cared for by DNR, vaccinated and health checks every year before the population is cut down by sending some over (via the famous pony swim) to Chincoteague to be auctioned off as "pets" or what have you or released onto Chincoteague island if the person buying the horse so chooses.
Thanks for the info!!
Well... technically they are ponies if they're under the height requirements.
Ponies and horses are the same thing, the difference is in height.
@@katvloom6542 There are actually more differences then just height between horses and ponies. They have a slower metabolic rate, often keeping weight on more easily than horses (this can lead to health issues such as founder). Ponies have less refined features with a more stocky build. This is why we have miniature horses, a different breed to miniature ponies. Height is not the only determining factor.
@@Cat-ke2np If you delve deep enough into the Miniature Horse Registry you will see the name "Bond" appear. The Bonds raised English Shetland ponies (which are smaller and stockier than American) so there is pony blood in miniature horses. The only true minis are Falabellas.
It's highly disappointing to read you say that they're not the survivors of a Spanish ship wreck. That romantic story is what I've believed for decades. So, naturally, until there's some conclusive evidence, I'm going to keep on believing it.
they were just sparring .. a real fight would have been pretty violent
that exactly what I was saying sparing is face to face fighting is bum to bum
Yes. Stallions can fight to the death over possession of a band of mares.
how do you know? have you seen one?
@@joannleichliter4308 I've heard actual deaths are relatively rare though? IDK I grew up visiting horses at my uncle's farm but he never had uncut stallions for pretty obvious reasons(also he didn't breed them so what's the point of having a rummy stallion around lol), so I've never seen them fight. I've seen mares sort of bully each other for prime grazing spots though, but it wasn't like this. I could be wrong though, I know horses don't mess around when threatened.
@@seancutler6712 I know wild stallions drive young males (as they mature) out of the herd, and a struggle for posession of a band of wild mares is serious business. My guess is that among wild stallions, a direct killing is fairly rare, but if the fight is prolonged, the losing stallion is in danger of dying from lingering injury, infection or predation.
What handsome horses!
ponies***
+Alison Gilliland Horses*****
There horses
Alison Gilliland horses, they’re horses.
Hi Coryne are you horse ridier where are you live tell me 💖🌺I'm a boy Zayed from India I want to join in your life for horse riding plz
I'm sorry but the casual music playing in the background is hilarious
it shows how much they actually communicate and how incredible they are!
I like how as soon as the bay knew he was spotted by the paint he turned to leave. But then the paint came after him so he turned around and said bring it LOL
“Hello everyone, this is *your* Daily dose of Internet.”
Looks like two Goth kids going at it lol
How stupid can you get?
Cake Flop Are you an upset goth kid? FOH
No, I'm just confused as to how you get goth kids from horses? Grow up
Cadence Nightlord it was a joke based on their manes man
Isaiah Rivera dude if it makes you feel anybetter...I laughed my ass off at that joke xD
I LOVE that little Spanish walk the paint pony did. Haha. I love how they just own the place and can walk where they want to. When I went to Chincoteague Island for Pony Penning Day, this happened.. like.. every hour. Cute, seeing as how the ponies think they're bigger and badder than they are.. ;)
i loved the brown with black tail one
***** i know
THAN CALL IT A BAY!
Karley Ramer Bay
Karley Ramer ITS BAY
marley cummins I KNOW
omg it was beautiful to watch :O
Adele Simon Angelo Konecki yup so beautiful watching animals fight right?
How is this beautiful to each it??? That is plain stupidity!
That guy that ate your pine apple Watching animals sorting their shit out and behaving like perfectly natural animals is beautiful. Theyre obviously in a very healthy condition to be able to fight. What should be ugly about this? A lion killing its prey is also beautiful. Why are you wannabe animal lovers such a pain in the ass?
Yeah it was very beautiful 😍
Only horses could fight so elegantly and beautifully lol
That paint horse is TO DIE FOR, so beautiful! :O
Djk34💘💝😘🥰 are you single how old you are
The dreaded ass bite to end the fight.
Wow...such majestic creatures. So elegant. I wonder what the three taps of the hoof at the beginning means.
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رامي المجالي what
Annette Schaefer idk why im laughing so hard
XxAcrylicsxX mabby cuz I'm AWESOME
+Caitlin Belforti It's a sign of showing dominance over the other horse :)
The fact that the kid said “HORSE FIGHT!” And then his mom said to leave he said “aw” that made me laugh 😂
It's so weird to see wild horses roaming around in a parking lot lol! Definitely a neat video though thanks for sharing :)
I just love the sound that horse hooves make!
I've been to Assateque. These horses are wild and dangerous. We camped on the beach near our fire. We woke up the next morning (4 of us) surrounded by horses that were just feet from us. Your warned not to feed them or try to pet them. They're protected. I believe every June they move them from Assateque to Chincoteague to sell some of them to help control their numbers. Really amazing to see them. Just becareful around them. They are wild.
That lady was so calm 😂 just "you might wanna... Go"
Two stallions, fighting over the mares. I think it's fascinating to see how complex their social structure is. The way the pinto acted, with the pawing, interesting, it was as if he was warning the nay to back off before they fought. Wonderful
They're actually both mares, fighting for dominance.
@@iclynnxthey are stallions mares don’t fight for dominance and plus if you look closely you can see the stallions parts also in a herd there is usually a band stallion, his lead mare, a lieutenant stallion and the mares and foals. But aside from that hope this helped and I hope you have an amazing day❤️🐴🙌🏻.
Here is some more info and the sources I used:
Wild Horse Social Groups:
(Video Name: Wild Horse-isms: Wild Horse/Mustang Social Structure• video Link:
m.th-cam.com/video/U3oti2lm_H4/w-d-xo.html )
Band Stallion Role:
• in charge of tending to his harem
• fighting off bachelor stallions, predators and other band stallions
• reproducing offspring
• Recruiting more harem members
• snaking his harem when approached by intruders or other bands
Lead Mare Role:
• “Herding and defending the harem in the absence of the band stallion”
• “Taking over the 'group' activity such as relocating for forage or water”
Lieutenant Stallion:
• The lieutenant stallion acts as second in command and will be the first to defend the mares.
• The lieutenant stallion will stay back to face the threat while the band stallion will gather the band and run off with them safely away from the threat. Article Name 1: About Wild Horses• Article link:
www.wildhorsephotosafaris.com/page/about-wild-horses/#:~:text=There%20is%20often%20both%20a,first%20to%20defend%20the%20mares. • Article 2: Wild Horse Herd Dynamics: Lieutenant Stallion• Article Link:
saltriverwildhorsemanagementgroup.org/wild-horse-herd-dynamics-lieutenant-stallions/#:~:text=The%20lead%20stallion%20will%20gather,behind%20to%20face%20the%20danger.
What is Snaking:
(Video Name: Wild Horse-ism: Snaking• Video Link:
m.th-cam.com/video/4kNi3AslS6w/w-d-xo.html
• Snaking is when a wild stallion moves other horses, with ears pinned and neck extended and close to the ground waving side to side
Aww, just like us humans, fighting over parking space...
everything about this video is art. the horses, the country music, the kid, the mom saying "u might wanna.....go..."
Chincoteague and Assateague are gorgeous, I was lucky to visit a few years back. Lovely place
So beautifull!
The little kid in the background "horse fight!" I was laughing so hard
I remember this video ...I and my best friend have seen this video 6 years ago and i still remember it.... We were complaing which is the best horse... i miss the old years...
Bruno The Expert stfu
This pinto is amazing. The Spanish walk at the beginning and the passage trot at the end! What a character!
More people on Assateague need to see this, they get WAYYYY too close to these ponies. They're wild animals!
Not ponies
Mike B they’re horses, not ponies.
@@wintershock they're ponies
Haha I love the kid in the background..."horse fight! horse fight!" Lol made my day
"YOU MESSIN WITCH MA TRUCK?? YOU MESSIN WITH HA TRUCK"
Okay but why nobody talking bout how lucky they were to see this???
No, too busy whining about "fighting bad" and "pretty horsies violent, oh noes" 🙄 These people shouldn't be outside unsupervised.
I loved when the natural dressage came on, So cute!😊☺
I want them all!!!
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Holly Scalia ME TOOOOOOO
Holly Scalia me too
Yup me too ^.^
but they don't want you. especially your ass on their back telling them where to go and what to do. the so called horse lovers are nothing but pricks who only care about themselves
That was very cool . You were there just at the right time to catch it too. Thanks!
I'm so glad this video didn't have a bunch of yelling , thank you!
I never knew there were wild horses in MD. Great Video, beautiful animals.
Djk34💘💖🥰🥰 are you single how old you are
Calabrisella is a beautiful woman.
They weren't "fighting" they were showing dominance.
It's the same thing. They're fighting for dominance.
Mostly they show who's higher in horse world
They werent fighting, they were challenging for dominance with violence
According to another comment, they were sparring and an actual fight would be more violent :b
The horses in the back be like: Baby im not even here
The brown and white paint who went up to the dark brown horse has such a pretty trot. (At the end.)
Elizabeth Eads it’s chestnut paint and bay.
We camped there a few years ago, and I woke up every morning to them fighting rt next to my tent...lol
I just can't get over how beautiful the Bay stallion was.......
Bay mare*
@@iclynnx why would a mare and stallion fight?
0:28 "step away , step back ,yes u , step back" XD that front leg tho ^•^ That bay was gorgeous! That pinto tho!!
The tricolors tail was stunning! 😍
those are some good looking horses,,, wow!
"Horse fight horse fight aww"
That white horse is pretty though ngl
that paint horse
I love the commentary "horse fight" :)
The child: "Horse fight, Horse fight."
Me: "DON'T YOU DARE SPEAK OF FELLOW NATURE THAT WAY!!!!!
It went from Horse vs Birds
To baby horse vs mama horse
To this. Horses are cool
My personal opinion is that they're the coolest. But they're not everyone's cup of tea. They're cool animals, and super super weird once you learn about them. The equids family which is horses, zebras, mules, donkeys, and hinnies, closests relatives are rhinos and tapirs. Horses cannot breathe through their mouths, and can only achieve REM sleep lying down, amd they also get about 15-30 mins of sleep a day. I could go on and on with the random horse facts.
Pinto: Yo, why you be lookin' at my mare?!
Brown: Why you be all up in my buisness?!
Pinto: You wanna go bro?! You wanna go?!!
Brown: Bring it! I got my iron hooves on!
Pinto: Let's go, then!
*they both fight*
Taylor♥Ultra♥Sound it’s bay not brown
The back ground music makes this so much funnier
Background is ONE word. That is WHY I am not on social media!
I love that sweet child's voice and laugh
Damn, the road rage in Maryland has been getting pretty wild, huh?
Assateague horses live very close to population and are rounded up every year so foals can be auctioned off. This is to control the population and keep the island from being worn down. These horses are having a dominance scuffle. If one stallion tries to steal a mare from another's herd, a fight will break out. Fights usually end in only minor, if any injuries. You would not be able to break up a fight with horses unless you had a whip or something large and scary, and that would only work with well trained horses. If you did manage to break wild horses up, they would fight again later. It's best to let them figure it out.
That’s if I’m not mistaken the round up only for the Virginia side while the Maryland side is full on Wild and not rounded up but instead darted with PZP fertility control every few years
the paint is beautiful. but I'm glad it's free
Every time I pause the video during the fight, *it looks funny af*
i have so many fond memories of this island. best place ever when i was a little younger, but yet it still is. i remember my dads best friend was drunk and he started chasing a horse trying to jump on his back XD he fail lmfao. and yes, these horses are very nice, free, and beautiful. lets keep it that way c:
at first the white horse was like what are those!!!!
Amari Drayton GREY
Average _ Equestrian calm down, you don’t need to correct everyone you see.
LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A NEW HEARD LEADERRR
They were just standing there getting ready for a fighting match in the ring 😂 lol
What incredible animals!
Some people be like: tHe faCt ThaT yOu jUst StOOd TheRE-
Bruh what were they supposed to do, get in the middle and get trampled? The heck?
Yeah tame horse will straight up scalp you in a fight much less wild, people are so stupid🤦 and for some reason everyone assumes they are just tame horse halterless in an empty parking lot randomly fighting 🙄 I worry about humanity
OmG!!!! IT SOOO BEAUTYFULL AND WILD!!!!! I SOOOOO LOOOVE THIS AND I VEERYYY LOVE HORSES!!!!!! :O
white horse:can i connect to your wifi
brown horse:no
*starts fight*
I vote for the brown one 😂😋🐎
Alba Arias it’s called bay
The paint, the way he moves his front paws up and down.. SO CUTE !!
"Paws", they are hooves, dummy
Love that song that was playing!!
"you might wanna.... go" me : HELL YES YOU DO
Did the horses decide to meet up at a parking lot to settle their differences?
Let me explain:
The paint came from his herd after seeing an intruder (the bay)
The bay is a bachelor stallion looking for a herd to take care of after leaving his own herd.
The paint notices his body language and moves past his own herd to duel the bachelor stallion.
The duel was based off of who gets to take care of the herd that the paint was originally taking care of.
Who know who won but:
If the paint won, he would’ve gotten to keep his mares and foals and the rest of the herd
If the bay won, he would’ve taken the herd over for himself, leaving the paint to find his own herd of bachelor stallions.
Exactly! This is how it goes and happens. The herd wants the strongest leader possible so if the bay won then he'd be the strongest until another stallion out wits and beats him out. It's part of their natural life
Been there. It's a beautiful place and amazing to see them in their natural habitat
“Horsey fight”😂 although those horses are beautiful
I love how chill these people are. If you panic and start running, chances are you’ll make the situation worse. The fact that they stayed calm made sure nothing seriously bad happened. Kudos
nothing to see here just a few horses fighting in the street
ya...odd...and they are not wild..they have shoes on..
dont think they have shoes on..lol
Both horses are absolutely gorgeous
They're so beautiful and graceful.. I can't! 😂