Horses were first domesticated over 4,000 years ago and quickly became the backbone of human civilization. Their ability to pull plows and haul heavy loads allowed for an increase in agricultural output, and that had profound consequences.
Horses have also proved themselves useful in the realms of transportation and warfare. But people have also long admired horses for their own sake, keeping them as companions rather than working animals.
On the whole, horses are placid herbivores, but they do sometimes engage in strange behaviors. Take, for instance, the young filly in our video below.
This darling young filly enjoys having her hindquarters scratched. Her owner’s brother, it seems, is particularly good at this, and she loves it when he comes to visit. As you’ll see in the video we’ve posted below, she just can’t get enough of the scratching.
After one little session, she backs up toward him, demanding more. When he finally insists that scratching is done, for now, the horse has a hilarious and surprising reaction. If you had hooves, is this how you’d send a message? Sort of a ‘scratch my butt or I will kick yours’ doesn’t seem like the wisest way to get pampered.