Horses react to thunder after nearby lightning strike

[@robertwilliamson6121]

“ oops.... okay sweetheart... maybe we should move over this way a bit.”

[@RickyJr46]

In my area, annual emergency siren tests involve two soundings, each three minutes long. The horses REALLY dislike those - they run around the pasture in big circles!

[@Lukas-cm2b]

these sirens are big idiocy

[@jenjones3035]

Horses and animals out in the open during an electrical storm are just as much at risk as any of the rest of us. Seems like a safer place would be in a barn.

[@koreanjesus1983]

You are absolutely correct.

[@heatherr4321]

Safer? Sure. But not everyone has a barn. Plenty of animals are kept with access to run-in style shelters, and will often ignore them in the rain anyway.

[@outinspace3083]

If given the choice, most horses would be put in an open pasture than in their shelter

[@AhJodie]

Beautiful horses!

[@shonuf5152]

Did the step to the left shuffle and kept eating. 😁

[@chrisbradley1192]

4 seconds between lightning and thunder = about 1.5 km away, not 7 km.

[@Boss_Tanaka]

Third horse gives zero f@ck

[@johngolden891]

Interesting how they sidestep to the left, presumably away from the sound's direction

[@BenjaminEsposti]

I guess they didn't see the flash, did they? Too busy eating, LOL XD

[@DaveJohnson42]

They were hungry :)

[@darkanddryhumour1822]

@@DaveJohnson42 I love how mellow thier reaction is. But the second the plastic bag comes out or the fly spray bottle they think they are in mortal danger 🤣

[@kingporter67]

Those horses really hear the thunder!!

[@friskecrisps8038]

“Can we come inside now?”

[@aremedyproject9569]

Pretty nice side pass.

[@our_north_pet_life4912]

You should take them in

[@DaveJohnson42]

Not my horses, not my property

[@brianm4178]

Lol one decided to space apart to reduce chances of being struck, mates like "but I'm scared" and moves closer 🤣

[@puppergump4117]

scary, food, scary, food, I choose food

[@norwegianblue2017]

Frau Blücher!

[@JayceeWedmak]

😂

[@cvganass5133]

do they have a roof where they could hide if it rains or when they are scared?

[@DaveJohnson42]

CVG ANASS I guess they could have gone back to the barn

[@cvganass5133]

@@DaveJohnson42 ok they have a barn? awesome

[@DoubleDogDare54]

Horses aren't like that. They are outdoor animals and don't run and hide from the rain. They'd rather stand out in the weather than run into a building like people do. A little rain doesn't bother them.

[@cvganass5133]

@@DoubleDogDare54 i didnt know that lol thx dud

[@Jared-xf5xl]

@@cvganass5133 pretty common sense considering that long before we tamed a majority of them, they used to live in the wild

[@YanKeeGal]

Where is the shelter for these animals? 😢

[@joesmoe71]

"WTF Wilbbbbber!!"

[@trueloveingod2691]

They should be shut inside the barn during such storms but with someone watching out from the house in case the barn gets struck.

[@justinherbert9146]

Why are they not in their barn? At risk being out there.

[@tomschoenke5052]

"Al Gore said there would be a lot of Thunder." "North Pole has melted also. Saw a Polar bear wearing shades walking down Kingshighway with a Big Gulp in his paw!"

[@SannTenny]

They have no barn or any shelter? This is hard to watch.

[@azerix7953]

Now its famous

[@SolarWind-pV2]

Probability of hitting is low...

[@Jared-xf5xl]

Have you seen that video of the coq getting struck

[@Student-qs7ey]

But never zero ...

[@lauragilbert7814]

they should be indoors

[@raynalefevre2226]

The horses where like. Oh geez you know what lets move this way.

[@oqueestoufazendo273]

Daqui a 3 anos esse video fara 1mi de views

[@sonjatheierl1]

Why are they not in the barn this IS NOT GOOD PARENTING

[@thepowerfulwolfspirit.2581]

Poor horses are soaked. They can get rain rot. What bad owners.

[@what2730]

horses can be wet LMAO did you forget theyre animals? as long as they dont stay soggy for a long period of time theyll be fine.

[@GV5]

tf is rain rot. Never heard of an animal that can’t go out in the rain, would’ve been napped off by natural selection already

[@thepowerfulwolfspirit.2581]

Sorry, never mind then.

[@Ferd414]

@@GV5 It's a real thing - If a horse stays the right (or perhaps "wrong") amount of wet for long enough, a fungus can start developing, usually on the back, but theoretically, anywhere on the body that stays moist enough. Think "Extra-strength athlete's foot or jock-itch", only on a horse's back, rather than between your toes or on your junk. (I'd have to look it up to be certain, but it might even be the same fungus involved - I do know for certain that the same antifungal drugs are used to treat both conditions)

[@GV5]

@@Ferd414 Oh damn. Well then I stand corrected

[@paull2937]

It wasn’t that close.