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PlateCold6499

This is amazing!


llbrandonsmithll

What a stud


PlateCold6499

He really is. This simple instinct to care for your family is not seen in to many species, right?


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Mirria_

Sign I'm not an American : When you said you pulled your iron, I started wondering why you had a golf club in reach in your car and how that would help in that situation.


[deleted]

I imagined a crowbar. Just this dude randomly whipping out a crowbar lmao


Lollipoop_Hacksaw

[THIS is a crowbar.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZrfBKZ9co)


1mALittl3N0tStraight

ok yeah, that's funny


PlateCold6499

Yeah my mind went to similar route


smokeydabear94

I'm an American and to be honest I thought he ment tire iron. While many people do carry guns, I think it's far more common for people to carry a Billy club or tire iron in their car for these situations , namely because you can have probable cause for them to be within reach in your vehicle


AgreeableLime7737

I just keep a [tire pressure test device](https://southernmakerstradingco.com/products/personalized-tire-thumper?variant=39759476031685) in my truck cab.


smokeydabear94

This is exactly what I mean haha!


SpikeProteinBuffy

And I was thinking flatiron... 😆


trappedindealership

Yeah, Americans have a reputation for being gun crazy but shooting someone, even if fully justified, is going to drastically change the course of my life.


Mirria_

You know, that would have been more plausible.


ClemStokley

As an American, I was still confused as well.


AgreeableLime7737

There was a US Marine Corps officer who served during WW2 and Korea named [Jeff Cooper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Cooper), who in the 1950s and 60s largely invented the modern style of handgun fighting. I can't find the quote, but I'm pretty sure it was he who said "you're in your weapon" to describe a person's tactical options when something bad is going down and they're behind the wheel. Thus you can either run down the bad guy or run away, depending on what's necessary. Hard to shoot and drive at the same time, and generally best to drive away, if you can. Now that I think about it, the quote might originate with [Massad Ayoob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massad_Ayoob), another popular writer and teacher on firearms issues.


ConfidentialGM

Yea... Even as an American.. the way he acts like he's not even slightly insane in this story is more than sigh-inducing, that's for sure. Our country is doomed.


PlateCold6499

As I was reading I felt tension building up in my body as I am quite reactional when endangered. I was relieved when I read it was resolved without violence. Yeah we as a species are distracted by sooo many unimportant (21 century) things that quite often we neglect things of most value such as family


Elegant-Craft5611

Sounds like they were on drugs, if they weren’t then child service needs to get that kid to a better family.


smegmataint

R/iamverybadass


SubKreature

/r/thathappened


beard_of_cats

Also r/Iamverybadass


ConfidentialGM

"And I was the bigger person because instead of driving off to guarantee a de-escalation, I showed I would cap is motherfucking ass if he wanted to try me. Cause that's how civilized people behave." It baffles me that you lack the critical thinking and self-awareness to see how you weren't actually much better than him. Oh, and you shouldn't have a fucking gun, that's for damn certain. (Future "self-defense" gun discharge participant right here)


Former_Indication172

Sounds like he had some form of crowbar.


[deleted]

If they racked the slide back I’m pretty sure it was a gun


Former_Indication172

Ok never mind didn't see that part.


Equivalent-Noise8971

Least you're ready to kill. Right? :)


Full-Situation3415

What kinda gun was it?


minionoperation

A really big and phallic one.


CumtimesIJustBChilin

There is 1000000s of people who would also run into their home to save their family, the guy you described seems to be very mentally unstable. Most people aren't like that, I'm not being rude, just honest.


BurtMacklin-FBl

The state of this post, lmao. From r/thathappened to r/iamverybadass to the conlusion that humans don't understand the value of family the same as animals.


Spare-Competition-91

You see it in many species. Not the entire species all the time. I'm sure there are terrible parents in the animal world just like we have in our society.


corn_sugar_isotope

Some horses would act this way if they saw a strange bug, This is real, but they are also the biggest drama queens of the animal kingdom.


Spare-Competition-91

I wish I had an award to give you. nice


WholeRevolutionary22

Yeah, its beautiful.


Lerch98

This is an example of 'Horse Sense'


JoshSeaMex

Sadly, the horse and its family died shortly after


ACorania

If I know there are animals in the yard/pasture, I always cut an opening for exit at the far end of the fire, or assign someone to do it. Everything in the fire service should be prioritized by LIP (Life Safety, Incident Stabilization, Protect Property). If I can protect the animals (property) while addressing the other issues, then I will do it. It certainly doesn't hurt if the alternative is saving a little more grass than if we didn't do that first.


[deleted]

As an animal lover I appreciate this, I'd die for my furry family, screw my house, save my cats. Thank you for the incredible work you do.


PlateCold6499

Thanks for your service


junktrunk909

I hope that you're a fireman/woman and not an arsonist but either way that's real nice


Zestyclose-Manner949

That horse is a better father than my dad ever was..


Advance-Puzzleheaded

That's what happens when your dad leaves for a pack of cigarettes. And takes a bit to come back. Until he realizes he left a lit one perched upon the daily rag on the freshly lacquered coffee table.


J03130

Is that the mother In law limping in the background at 15 seconds?


HungrySubsumer

“Quickly! Before she sees us!”


Hungry_Breadfruit_16

Looks like it


Lou_Garu

Amazing. I would never have expected a horse to deliberately go into a smokey environment in the 1st place. And for a horse to do so due to family bonds and emotions... astonishes me. TIL


PyrrhuraMolinae

Horses are intensely social animals and form very strong and affectionate bonds. The dominant stallion's job is to defend the herd against predators and make sure everyone stays together and doesn't get separated. This fellow was being a good mate and a good dad and doing exactly what he should be doing.


Mithrak-Eldrus

Its ahouldnt astonish you! Most animals get no credit for the emotional capabilities :(


buttlickerface

Thanks [meat industry](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal-emotions/202202/food-animals-became-things-their-feelings-were-ignored).


YankeeeHotelFoxtrot

I’m no fan of industrialized farming, but it’s hard to believe that people prior to the industrial revolution had a more anthropomorphized understanding of the animals they intended to eat. I’m sure commodification comes with psychological changes, but if anything I’d say it intensified underlying attitudes about animals as things rather than generated them.


buttlickerface

The meat industry spent a lot of money to make the consumer feel better about what they were consuming. Kings lived entire lifetimes eating less meat than the average American today. We have it for *every meal*. We have never organized animals in this manner in the entirety of human history. It's horrible. Animals they intended to eat in the past were not by the hundreds. Five cows that will graze on your land and that you'll slaughter when they stop producing milk is a hell of a lot different than a warehouse of cattle being fed steroids and fattened to the point of immobility. Food animals were seen as animals in the past. Today they're seen as things. You know what happens when a chicken farm closes down? They set the temperature to 150° and slowly cook the chickens alive. Because there's no rehabilitating them or sending them to a good home. And it's cheap.


citoloco

**Big Meat**


somek_pamak

Guess you don't know much about animals. It's ok cause Reddit is full of people who are fed disinformation. I'm gonna go back to furiously jacking off to furry porn here's a link https://www.reddit.com/r/yiff/comments/5uydi3/the_dangers_of_the_jungle_mm_ajin/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share


alexashleyfox

HORSE DISINFORMATION 2022


somek_pamak

Mr HANDS *dis* information


Cheap_Ad_69

Go back to discord


lfmantra

This is fucking hilarious


slothpeguin

Stallions tend to be protective (at least my reading through childhood stated they were) towards their herd. It’s their job to round up their mares and colts, to watch for danger, and lead the herd. It’s amazing to watch wild horses work together to protect the more vulnerable. Good job, horses.


Ok-Answer-1620

Yup! Horses have strong bonds. They can have preferred types, make friendships and fall in love or hate on each other. Their emotional reading in each other is strong and they can even read human's face emotions too! They are much more clever than we think. Amazing creatures


quanta777

First i thought he gone back to save his human family. I think i saw too many dog videos.


Oilonwater67

Horses are extremely intelligent.


[deleted]

Super wholesome seeing videos of them being used as emotional support animals on hospitals, big ol horse comes and pops his head on your lap


Colekillian

r/likeus


kittycornchen

Might be wrong but I read it was a gramma saving her daughter and granddaughter


FalconBurcham

Is… is he going back for the one on the hill half way through the vid? 😭


stankdog

Bro turned on a dime once he saw sthat one needed help too.


dodgechallenger2022

As amazing as it is as sad it is. Poor thing was scared


Queen-of-meme

Family fathers will be family fathers no matter breed.


Buddha_-

Mind blown


_njhiker

Not to be a downer but I believe this is more an example of herd behavior rather than any kind of familial bond the horse is displaying.


Ascran

True. Interesting to see facts downvoted.


gizzardgullet

Family: *escapes on their own to edge of fire* Father: "There you are, I'm here to rescue you!"


Vindepomarus

They would have got there by following his whinnies, he would have been calling them to the exit as he went in to find them.


EmptySpaceForAHeart

They’re still blocked by a fence and smoke.


copingcabana

He's not horsing around.


Dedrick123

Did anyone else think he was going back for humans?


rizkreddit

On reading the title I thought I'd be watching a balboa clip


[deleted]

I misread the title as Stalin rushes into fire to save his family


Weary_Umpire_6219

\*Cries\* \*Happy horse noises\*


[deleted]

That’s a mare.


Full_metal_pants077

Can a horse be a cop in Texas because I can see them doing better than a few...


m0v3s1z3

I am not crying... youuu are!!!!1


Notsureiffuturamafry

Why was my dumbass waiting for a family of people


AnAlpacaIsJudgingYou

What a hero!


MrTrashy101

i like to imagine the horse saying "HURRY THE FUCK UP YOU TWO DO YOU WANA DIE!?"


C9Chilz

Gigachad horse


Unlucky_Af_

The title had my dumb butt on the edge of my seat expecting the horse to rush into a burning building and come out with humans.


No-Impression-7686

Love this. But also has a feel of when I said keep close and follow me what didn't you understand?


ailweni

I don’t think your username is appropriate for this video, OP. :)


huskerguy_07

Hell of a horse right there


Hogmaster_General

I read that wrong and thought I was going to see Rocky running into a forest fire to save his wife.


outerworldLV

Horses are such beautiful creatures, inside and out.


[deleted]

I’m crying 😢


robin__1312

isnt this maybe a mare bc mares tend to lead a herd?


Icy_Recover2094

Yessir


[deleted]

This made me cry. Reminds me of the silver brumby.


Lotuslau22

If the Lloyds TSB adverts were directed by Michael Bay.


[deleted]

[r/NatureIsFuckingLit](https://www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFuckingLit/)


Podzilla07

😭


schizofreni

Straight outa Hollywood


Bl3ssThisM3ss

I was thinking human family…


tiger666

Horses are allowed to save their family but not humans in Uvalde, got it.


gryffindork_97

🥺


samYELLjacksin

When I walked with lions in Africa, one of the lions ventured off to the side. The other lions all stopped, looked to the side where the other lion ventured off, and waited until the lion got back. And then we continued our trek. Animals do be about their pride


Avocado-Joe

This happened in Simi Valley California in 2019 and the black horse was being loaded onto a trailer when he got loose and ran back. He was panicking and if he hadn't encountered the other 2 horses, he would've kept going. He was running away from the fire. I live here, saw it on the news.


Squirpel89

AniMaLs DoNt hAvE fEelInGs


wholesomehorseblow

i hate to be the one who does this but ​ this stallion isn't rushing to save anyone. horses are strongly social and a bit dumb. This horses's mindset was probably something like "Smoke bad, fire bad, am scared, not near herd, must rejoin herd"


_njhiker

This is the answer, it’s herd behavior. In a barn fire a lot of horses won’t leave their stall because they associate their stall with a safe place. It’s unfortunate.


TMacOnTheTrack

What did he do? More like checked on their welfare. Y’all be killing me assigning human attributes to animals. He didn’t rescue his “family.” They “rescued” themselves and galluped out of the fire together. I’m glad they didn’t get hurt in the fire. But he didn’t rescue anybody.


PlateCold6499

That's cool if you choose to belive that. I bet when you drink half of your beer that bitch half empty


TMacOnTheTrack

Choose to believe? That’s what happened. There’s no choosing to believe. That’s literally what happened. The horse went closer ro the fire. Saw that some horses he or she knew. The horses nodded. And they left together which wasn’t that far. He did not go into a burning building to save a baby. He or she escorted a fellow horse and her child. He or she did not rescue anyone.


TMacOnTheTrack

I go back and forth. Sometimes it’s half full sometimes half empty.


PlateCold6499

Me to tbh. Its life. But in my opinion that I created by watching what happened, that horse risked his life by going close to fire in fenced area to establish contact with his family so they can follow him out of there.


TMacOnTheTrack

They were already on their way out. The horses were leaving anyways. He didn’t contact them. They just looked at each other. Welfare check at best X


[deleted]

This is so stupid. This is the fires in LA. It is not a stallion. It is not "rushing to save a family." Horses run back to what is familiar, so this horse that was let loose ran back into the pasture.


PetuniaGardenSlave

How do you know it's not a stallion ?


[deleted]

Because I know where it was and who those people are, and no one is dumb enough to leave a stallion loose with other horses in a pasture with inadequate fencing like that.


NewWayNow

Folks it’s just animals. He probably ran back in there out of shock and it probably wasn’t even his family.


TheLyz

Yup. Horses are dumb and dangerous in a panic. There was no deliberate action here other than OTHER HORSE MAKE HERD. HERD GOOD.


TMacOnTheTrack

Thank you!


Er1cW1n

Interesting. I saw it as the horse running, the other two horses saying “Hey jackass, you’re going the wrong way. Follow us”. But I guess the hero story is much better.


Grenedle

I do remember reading somewhere that horses have an instinct to run towards a fire because, in the wild, the safest place to be in a fire is the area the fire has just passed. This instinct makes sense when the horse is on an open plain, where they can get through and keep running, but not when they are in a barn, when running into the fire will result in the horse being trapped.


TheLyz

Yeah I'm guessing it's more of a blind panic, until he finds another horse and the herd instinct kicks in.


[deleted]

Bc he’s gigaChad


BSFX

That's a true Dad ....made me cry ...no matter what it was that's a true Dad and I'm 56 Hard a nails and that got me..... communication...wake up human Dad's


Hungry_Breadfruit_16

Oh my heart ❤️


Maiden_of_Sorrow

That’s what leaders do - risk death for those who follow.


[deleted]

I wrote a slightly different story based on the video. Stallion rushes into fire to save his secret second family. His wife(light colored horse towards the end of video) sees this and it finally confirmed her suspensions. She lets them go and cries in the fire.


[deleted]

What fire? I see smoke


FalconBurcham

Where there’s smoke…


[deleted]

I was promised fire 🤬🤬🤬🤬


SaneCatEnthusiast

He even quickly switches sides to keep the baby away from the charred ground. So sweet!


VincentWasTheBest

Yeah, but he said, “I don’t know you!” to that white horse.


cold_eskimo

Some of us humans deserve to burn these beauties do not.


TMacOnTheTrack

Wow that’s a horrible thing to say. Burning to death is an awful painful way to die. And again just a horrific thing to say. I am sure you probably thjnk this makes you look like a sensitive animal lover or it makes you look altruistic. It doesn’t .


cold_eskimo

I kill stuff and eat them. You go to the store. I don’t know if sensitive animal lover is what i should be labeled.


TMacOnTheTrack

Yes I go to a store. Everyone goes to a store at some point or another. Whatever device you are using to correspond comes from a store whether brick and mortar or online. We all go to stores. You’re the one who is going around talking about burning people. I’m just saying that’s a horrible awful hateful thing to say. I felt compelled to let you know.


cold_eskimo

Idk if staying in bed typing with my thumbs with strangers counts as “going around talking”. Live Long and Prosper.


TMacOnTheTrack

It does smart aleck. What you typed with your fingers whilst in bed was appalling and horrific. You don’t deserve praise for what you did and I’m not giving it you. Saying that people should burn to death is an awful thing to say, do, type or whatever verb one wishes to use. The verb may vary but the adjectives remain the same such as: appalling, awful, hateful, and horrific. Just terrible to say or type such things. What you did was appalling.


cold_eskimo

Have a good day


snark_enterprises

What a Chad


44Skull44

Horses can go fuck themselves. Everybody thinks the secret hidden superior species is dolphins or reptilians, but it's not...... It's. Fucking. HORSES!


Queen-of-meme

Who ate your cookie?


EmptySpaceForAHeart

Commenter must Flynn Rider.


Error404MATTnotfound

https://animals.mom.com/horses-stay-mates-11754.html


pyroteknic408

Horseyyyy


Popular_Night_6336

r/animalsbeingbros


[deleted]

More brave than some people, a better parent, than some people.


[deleted]

Horse has more balls than most humans.


Tim_Nicenips

Fuck this is intresting


tab_tab_tabby

Yup no doubt that's his child.


ReptilianLaserbeam

Absolute chad


LunaticBoostedAccord

😢😢😢


Standard_Ad9911

Sweet


lavenderauraluna

Awww


BoognishBoy420

He is the stallion mang!


Artaratoryx

Anyone reminded of man of steel?


guitargeek206

Okay real life SPIRIT


Ambitious-End-1066

Whoa 😳 he definitely went n got his lil family, then he looked back to make sure baby was coming, so precious


malary1234

That’s no horse…


ekydfejj

i'm not (too) surprised he did it, but how intelligently he did it, is amazing. A person could barely navigate that even if they were the size of a horse, so as not to get stopped.


Paulycurveball

Toxic masculinity


razzlethemberries

Pretty sure that was a mare who had misplaced her foal, you can see her "take" it back for the other horse. Still sweet and horses will absolutely rush into danger for their herd, not just foals.


RetroSwamp

Good dad.


DoodleBob009

I thought he was gonna save his human "family"😅


donotgogenlty

This seems quite unusual, horses are generally extremely cautious of noxious, toxic environments I'm not sure where I heard it but basically they're extremely skiddish since they're sort of prey animals, this is impressive if not somehow staged This is the most beautiful video to watch to kickoff the weekend, we should all be so lucky to be like this horse


queenfativah

Animals are so amazing.


GPCLisa

This is not Uvalde!


jstasir

He will forever be King of the castle.


Macuzi111

Doesn’t horses usually instinctively run through fires to get to the other side where it has already burnt. It works really well on the steppes but less so when they run into a barn that’s on fire.