He was born in a field of flowers and the first example of his mother’s behavior was to see her stand up for him, against bigger, stronger horses. What a life - to start this way.
Unlike a lot of species, male and female horses are actually pretty equally matched in terms of strength and size. Still definitely very impressive for her to stand up to multiple stallions like that. She's a great momma ❤
I couldn't imagine having to leap up after giving birth and engage in a brawl! As a mom, I would of course if my baby were threatened, but I am still feeling really bad for this mare, and at the same time very proud of her!!
Oh but he childbirth you went through as a human was way harder! it's one of the most painful among all mammals. The thing is children (unlike pups and foals etc) have huge heads. We evolved brains and skulls like these in a very short time and the rest of the body didn't have time to adapt. That's also why humans deliver prematurely and babies are helpless for years. That was the only way to give birth without dying.
The way she gently keeps checking the foal while putting herself in between baby and stallion is fantastic. So gentle with baby, the boys get the kicks! The baby is such a pretty color too. It's really obvious when the foal's dad finally appears, lol.
Was Dad the dun that showed up? The baby looks a lot like a dun. There was a black mare with a black foal, that one took after mama. I have to say that young buckskin stallion what a nice looking dude.. I bet he would be a handful though.
i keep rewatching and noticing how the black mare and the new mama are team penning that bachelor together, black mare lines him up so that new mama can land a kick twice in a row, it's like poetry XD
Loved that part - like her social intelligence includes the feature of empathy which rarely exist in the wild. Bravo black mare. My human sensibilities appreciates you.
What an amazing mother. Even in all the chaos she is so careful not to stand on her baby and keep herself between him and the big horses. Gentle yet strong. She was taking no crap.
I love how when mares arrive to aid she still kicks only stallion even though her friends mares and a foal were near - she didn't miss and didn't hurt them, what a great kick control she has!
@@davesvintageequipment5319 Because we all just watched the video and we know what happened --- we watched it. If you have no value to add why comment? If you're just going to summarize what we just watched, why comment?
I didn't know till I read that reply that the female horse kicked only the intruders. I thought they were males who wanna kill her baby so they can mate.
Yep. Good thing I wasn't the mare's owner or there would likely be several fewer Mustang stallions in the world. As the Australian government puts it, "Feral horses are a resource, providing products such as pet meat for the domestic market and meat for human consumption for the export market." Great time to use the resource appropriately.
@@tarico4436 Ah that’s what those are!! Almost mistook them for lavender at first but figured they looked a bit different. It would make a beautiful picture to paint up!
@@theartsyzoologist Please. You flatter me. I am not a botanist, though I play one on TV. They might be lavender, but how they are in that field, how they are spread out, the first thing I thought was: "I bet those are periwinkles." So Dave Letterman called his mom one early spring, and before he called her, he told the audience that she was going to mention her crocuses. They said their hellos, and a couple more things, and then sure enough, crocuses. It was toooooo funny.
Isn’t the foal a grulla/grullo? It has a stripe down it’s back and along it’s legs, and the mane/tail are multi-coloured which are all grulla/grullo features I think
Gotta love how the whole family shows up in the end to bring the smoke, not just the stallion. Even that little black foal looked ready to square up lmao 🤣🤣Amazing animals.
That's one good mare right there. She stood her own with bachelor stallions and landed some telling kicks on the two most persistent. Then to see her visibly relax when her herd joined her to help drive off the bachelor stallions was beautiful.
@@yomrcrabs She's protecting her baby "Patriot". She's telling the horses "Back away from my baby!" and since they weren't backing off, she did what she could to protect her foal.:)
Wow! the momma mare had a strong hindquarter to kick off the persistent bachelor stallions. Loved how she danced in circles around her new foal making sure the foal, Patriot, was totally protected.🤩🤩
Its doesn't matter if they are wild or domestic All horses have a strong hindquarter and if you are standing at the right distance of the kick zone you will either see stars , have something broken or death will occur. Kicking and biting are how all horses defend themselves.
What a good momma. Not only did she forcibly fight off the bachelor stallions, she checked in with/on her baby after each kick. What a mom!! Strong, resilient and smart. Hopefully baby wasn't exposed to too much stress in this altercation.
Now you know one reason those babies have to get on their feet and be prepared to run as quickly as possible. One of the best wild life videos I've seen.
She fought so hard to protect her baby!!! I cannot imagine having the strength to do so immediately after giving birth. At the same time, I know I would fight with everything I had in me to protect my children. Mommas are fierce protectors of their young, regardless of species 💜
The buckskin stallion is Chino and he was protecting Jacinta and newborn Patriot. After he trotted off once Garay and the mares came back, Chino disappeared and no one saw him again after that evening. I believe he’s moved on from this world
@@trylogic4084 While Jacinta was giving birth, all the bands on the mountain stampeded for some reason including her own band. Bachelors came and tried to steal her before Patriot was even able to walk but Chino saw this and didn’t want the grullo colt getting hurt or even killed. He defended them because he wanted to
Oh gosh, so much respect to this momma. Those were some serious kicks to protect her baby. It really shows how big the difference between the wild and domesticated horses is. Must be terrifying for the baby also…
Momma did a really really good job right there. Saving her foal from a serious threat, standing her ground and landing powerful kicks. It's fascinating, she really goes in for maximum damage, aiming for their heads a couple of times.
Bless her heart after going thru all that pain to give birth she has to fight to protect her baby and herself that is so sad 😞😥😢 you could see the foals ears laid back he knew there was trouble and stayed right there by his momma, thank God he didn't try to run as soon as his little legs got a bit stronger! She done a WONDERFUL job protecting her baby she is going to be a wonderful mother!! Bless poor Patriots heart he just couldn't stand no more at the end he just had to take the tumble, he definitely got his heart rate up enuff to be strong in life after that mess!! Thank God they are both okay and doing great!!
Always one, if your g0d was instrumental in this event it was to make the bachelors behave this way, your g0d put the goal and mare in danger because of his bad design. Just accept your g0d is not real unless they are the monster they appear to be.
AH theyre so beautiful, i loved how she always kept herself between the baby and stalions. Theres so much going on communicate wise too, that's why i love horses theyre so intelligent and powerful and gentle. Notice how her ears flatten back when shes afraid/defensive, and them kicks are enough to kill a man.
I loved how mama reassured her baby when the rest if her group arrived. The foal was startled, but she reassured it by keeping her muzzle to its head, letting it know its ok.
The entire time I was like "Get him mamas!! You tell him!!" and "Whoop his ass, show him who's boss!!". Props to the other mares that came to her aid even when one has a foal of her own, goes to show what mothers are capable of, willing to risk it all to protect each other and another's child. Such good mamas 🥰
I thought the same. I actually shouted, "kick him in the face!" 🤣 It sounds mean since this is just part of raw nature without mankind's intervention, but it's hard to not root for the momma who just had a baby and all she wants and knows to do is to protect herself and her baby.
I myself as a mother am going through this exact thing right now for my little ones and this made me cry. Please pray for me! This mare was able to persevere under attack until reinforcements came. May God send me and my little ones reinforcements and deliverance and victory immediately!
she is a great mama. the buckskin stallion was trying to claim her but at least he was fighting off the other stallions. he was helping her without knowing it. and the other mares and foals came rushing over
He knew it 100% it was a "look I'm strong and protecting you and your baby, you can be mine and I will always protect you just like this" such a lovely stallion just not the right mare for him. He is going to be a great herd stallion one day, seems like he is already top of this Batchelor herd 😅
he wasnt necessarily trying to help her, he was trying to prove he was the stronger one and deserved her. all male animals do this when they fight for a mate, its not about impressing the female haha. just about winning
I think he was fighting the other stallions because he wanted the mare, not because he was protecting her. Once or twice he came snaking in, and she fought him off. He also appeared to want to mate with her or steal her. I don't think he was trying to protect her or the foal, although there were some times when he could have kicked or bitten the foal.
@@tinapaxton685 "Save a mare" does not exist. The buckskin was making it known to the other bachelor stallions that he found the mare first and therefore, has a right over her instead of them (and they were also fighting for her). The Buckskin did not do this because he has a conscience, he wanted to take the mare for his own and started his own herd with her. The grey herd leader Stallion wasn't too far, so when he came back, he started kicking the buckskin stallion, seeing it as a threat to his mares/herd.
I adore how protective she was and how her friends stuck around to help and that the stallions, they were careful around the foal one of them even groomed it a bit x
Those other stallions were looking for a chance to stomp the foal or pick him up by biting him on the neck and shaking him to death. Don't kid yourself.
3:00 the 3 horses in the back just watching this all happen is kind of hilarious. I just imagine them being the gossip group or something, whispering amongst themselves. "Did you see the way Sugar cube went after Linda like that?" "I know! What a devil!" "But then Jack came in and whooped his ass!"
Now that's a mama bear right there.. She fended off all those stallions for 5-6 minutes of straight attacks trying to get her baby not even standing yet.. That was incredible how she fought so fierce and managed to not hurt her baby and in between ass kickings lol she would gently go check on her baby real quick to make sure he/she was ok.. Awesome job mama!
For those of you who are wondering what happened to the buckskin stallion who protected Jacinta and newborn Patriot, Chino disappeared that night and no one has seen him since.
One of The Wanted be boyfriend try to hurt baby because he wants to junp on mom but the STALLION OF THE GROUP AN FATHER OF BABY WONT LET NOTHING BAD HAPPENS TO MOM AN BABY.IN 🥲🐴🐎🐎🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴🐎🐎🐴
i know horse kicks are strong but the impact sound of her hooves against those stallions' ribs, flanks, necks, and shoulders really puts into perspective just how strong they are across their entire body! the stallions seemed to go "oof! jeez you're playing hard to get!" instead of "OUF! YOU BROKE MY ENTIRE BODY!"
When Prima was due to give birth one of our neighbor’s stallions jumped the fence about a mile away and started harassing her and her baby. This thing is mean, he even tried nipping the newborn. Thankfully, Prima is also pretty damn mean lol. She got him good a few times in the belly, flanks and face before he finally took the hint for a moment or two. Thankfully, his owner is cool and apologized for his behavior as he and his sons dragged him away, but man I felt for rhis poor mama the whole time
@@shammond2895 I’m more than well aware of that, sir. This was a freak accident with a horse that doesn’t belong to me. Thanks for mansplaining my daily life to me.
@@shammond2895 If that were true, all foals from previous bachelor stallions would have been killed. That is not true, you sure you aren't confusing horses with Zebras in Africa? Zebras will kill offspring that isn't their's.
@@shammond2895 Like Ashelyfire has said, stallions will not kill HEALTHY foals from other males. All horses get curious around babies, and their main goal is growing the herd. Killing a member of the herd (who is healthy) is detrimental and causes chaos in the herd. The only recorded instances of infanticide by stallions is either accidental or the foal had health issues. In this video, the bachelor stallion that was challenging the mare’s stallion (and possible father of the foal) had many opportunities to stomp or bite the baby, but didn’t, instead looked at it curiously and was more focused on the mother and not getting kicked by the lead stallion. And in all honesty, Patriot (the foal in this video) might not even be the lead stallions son! He could’ve been conceived when his mother was in another herd, or maybe she had an affair with a stronger bachelor. Mares can get taken very fast by a stronger, younger male, and since they carry pregnancies so long, its very easy to see the bloodlines get mixed up in a herd. It’s very beneficial as well to keep the blood fresh.
@Truth Teller Except mansplaining was what he was doing. I feel like mentioning the fact that I OWN horses and have DEALT with bothersome males means I already effing KNOW that stallions are a threat. Bug off, “truth spewer.”
@Truth Teller chill out, s hammond will live through being "accused" of mansplaining. you're one of those people who thinks "toxic masculinity" means "masculinity bad" aren't you
@@eggchomp Yes, I saw a video once of a wild stallion killing a mare's foal. She couldn't protect her foal from him. It was not his foal. He bit it on the neck, picked it up that way like a cat picks up a kitten by the back of the neck, and he shook it to death. I was horrified.
i was so full of emotions watching the majesty of wild horses in a beautiful field of flowers all captured superbly by someone who understands video editing and photography
What I truly found fascinating about this video is that even though the wild mustang at one point managed to get close to the foal, he didn't try to hurt it. In that split second he could've given Patriot a strong kick and possibly broken some of his bones, but instead he just sniffed and continued to try and get it on with the mother. Amazing work by the mother, protecting her baby like an absolute pro!
@@lusandori Some stallions can, will and do kill newborn foals but most of them are fixated on the mare since she usually goes into season right after giving birth.
This is my favorite Mustang video. The precision of that mare to protect her foal...the first time I saw this, my heart was in my throat, until I realized what was happening. I own a Mustang mare, adopted her when she was a 2yo. She is now 16...and I could totally see her defending her foal like this.💕
Look how excited & happy they all are!!! I’ve never heard horses make so much or that type of noise before! Are these horses wild horses? What an excellent mother she is! So fiercely protective!
Yes they are wild horses,they seem to be apart of Montana’s wild life protection.definitely the mare was also defending her foal from those bachelor Stallions.
You'd think the two stallions fighting would make sure she's actually interested before they go for each other, I mean its a waste of energy and the risk of injury for a mare that isn't even receptive. I'm glad her herd arrived to protect her and it all ended up ok.
@@timengineman2nd714 unlikely, as animals have no concept of time. What's more likely is that the stallion can smell that she is still in heat, and to them reproduction is built into their DNA. They don't think about it, they just do it because it's instinct. Generally females choose the strongest male to mate with because then the offspring has the highest chance for survival. You think it would make sense for the bachelor males to not waste energy on her since she's trying to kick them, and that just shows you how much of an instinct it is.
@@beeech1080 Actually they do have Some sense of time... She's not in heat right after birth! However, she is a mare by herself i.e. not with a Stallion right now, and therefor they may be able to get her to come with them and start their own harem. She's (of course) worried that they may attack her foal so she's not going anywhere and is going to attack any horse she doesn't know!!
@@beeech1080 it's not that they can tell exactly "when" (as in what time) she goes back into heat, it's more of a natural instinct and they can probably tell by hormones, and another example of this same scenario is in dogs/wolves. Chemicals/Hormones dictate whether or not a animal can find a mate, zebras do the same thing that the stallion is doing here, it's not that they "know" that soon after the mare gives birth it will go back into heat like we do, it's moreover instinct and dececting hormones. Edit) by "soon after" I mean in general they know when a mare gives birth they are more likely to go back into heat after.
When I was young I worked occasionally with mustangs and I dearly love them but in all of my years with horses I never enjoyed being around stallions because I found that they are just too unpredictable and you have to watch them constantly. Actually, I've also known some old geldings that are the same way....very hard to predict. Nonetheless, I love horses completely.
There’s a RU-vid channel about a horse ranch that has stallions they use for stud and they ride. It’s a quarter horse breeding ranch …..One of them is a big black stud named Monster. They turn him out to pasture with his mares for a few months then go get him and being him and the other stallions that have back to ride and work. I think they have 3-4 stallions and I don’t remember how many mares…. Amazingly gentle and well trained stallions! Just beautiful to watch them .
@@TheJaggedCarpet Could be, no question about it. But, being as how I was raised on horses and trained for a number of years, I'll hold to my idea that you don't know jacks*it about stallions.
What amazing behaviour to have been able to capture, and you've captured it beautifully! What an exciting few minutes this was. I was sure the foal was going to be hurt, but mama did a brilliant job of protecting him.
Geez....what a traumatic welcoming for this baby! I don't know much about these horses, so the captions helped me. I was really scared for kid and mom. I guess it worked out ok? The bad boys gave up and didn't return for second attempt? How do you rate "liked" for this video??😱🤯😱🤯
A very intense video. There were times when I thought one bachelor stallion was capable of coming after the foal. Thank goodness the mare and foal were able to get back to the herd .
Bachelor stallions are at there worst when trying to find a band of their own. Mom did excellent with her baby, protecting it from another stallion. Usually the babies get crushed or kicked by accident by mom. The baby stood up and that helped a lot for mom. Then at the end it rolls down the little hill. I kinda giggled at that. That stallion has a beautiful little band. Thanks for the share!
Mamas are alot stronger than you think when it comes to protecting their babies. Mamas find amazing strenght and kick ass determination to protect their young...so very proud of this mare/mama for standing her ground with so many of the stallions trying to harm this foal/mama. So very happy this foal didnt get kicked/stepped on during this attempt by the stallions.....beautiful end/photo of mama and her newborn...poor foal to be so freightened and confussed so soon after birth ....mama is sooooo proud running in the field with her baby....hope no other threats come her way...hope the others just let her be a mama and leave her alone...its been so rough for mama and baby so soon after foals birth....my heart is so happy that mama and foal are safe now....or are they!!!
The way the male got no where and just got kicked(but also a foal and a mom should never be going through that I feel so bad rn also the way the male of the herd was like”GET OUT OF HERE U DONT HURT MY FOALS OR MARES”is just so good
Is it the smell from the birth that attracts the bachelor stallions? That mare has some swift movements she's definitely experienced, skilled and passionate.
That Mama is a superhero. She's a true fighter and gives no mercy when her baby is at risk. One super strong mare. Total respect. Also, great to see she could visibly rely on her family when they arrived to help.
I’m pregnant and this video makes me cry 😭 mama is so fierce and courageous but she shouldn’t have to feel that kind of stress right after giving birth to her baby. 💔 and then her harem coming thru at the end and being just as fierce as her… aah
Wow those bachelor stallions are focused, violent and strong. That mom did everything she could to save and protect her baby. Beautiful Gray coat btw.i wished they had much more security and safety instead of the field of flowers but im glad she went into high gear that wonderfully strong independent animal. Think about it, she just gave birth and then having to literally fight them off. Amazing footage 🐎🤎🐎🤎🐎🤎
While it was dangerous for the foal and exhausting for the mother, it could have been more violent. Those bachelors weren't unnecessarily cruel, they didn't bother with the foal, although they could have accidently knocked him over when evading the kicks and fighting the other stallions. They only wanted the mare and to prove which bachelor should have the right to mate. If they'd found her later, when she was in heat during her care for the current foal, maybe she'd been compliant. But I do also think mares have preferences for some stallions, to some extent, so she may have stuck close to the band's ruling stallion anyway.
This was so cute! I have huge soft spot for horses and when I saw this I loved on how she's so protective and kept her self between her baby and the other horses. I love how she would make sure her baby was alright, The background is so pretty and The mom and baby have a beautiful color!
Can we talk about how sore she would have been had he mated with her? Also, I'm surprised they went after her, there's no way she was in heat immediately after giving birth!
Some species of horse kill foals to encourage new estrus in the females. Lions do it, too. Stallions also have a habit of 'abducting' mares from their home herds. Either they were after the foal or, more likely, since the herd was nearby, they were after her. That baby would have been abandoned or trampled by the males in their fervor to steal his mom.
Killing the foal does not make the mare come back into heat. She will go into heat about 10 days after the foal is born regardless of whether or not the foal is still alive. Stallions often steal mares. They rarely kill the foals, even if they aren't theirs.
@@Kiayya_-. But they literally do kill the foals. It’s sort of like lion pride take overs. They kill the ones that are young because they have the previous male’s blood.
Wow what a great mommy! All that fighting she had to do and to keep her eyes on many males right after giving birth, she would be tired but never gave up fighting so hard for her cute baby😻
Wow, best momma ever!! Dad too !! Idk how the foal stayed so calm. Looks like mom doesn't even want to let dad near baby. God bless the animals, so beautiful and 💕 precious 💕